独
立
自
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Independent and autonomous (idiom) in Chinese: 独立自主 (dú lì zì zhǔ)

dú lì zì zhǔ

independent and autonomous (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 獨立自主1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination
  2. 2to act independently
  3. 3to maintain control over one's own affairs

Stroke order

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独
立
自
主

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄨˊ

dú

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄧˋ

lì

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄗˋ

zì

ㄗ/ zˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓㄨˇ

zhǔ

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

独立自主

Simplified

獨立自主

Traditional

Example sentences

See 独立自主 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我们要坚持独立自主的原则。

    wǒ men yào jiān chí dú lì zì zhǔ de yuán zé。

    We must uphold the principle of independence and autonomy.

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Related words

自

zì

self

立

lì

to stand

独

dú

alone

主

zhǔ

owner

主要

zhǔ yào

main

自己

zì jǐ

oneself

主动

zhǔ dòng

to take the initiative

主意

zhǔ yi

plan

自然

zì rán

nature

成立

chéng lì

to establish

单独

dān dú

alone

独立

dú lì

independent

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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