独 dú

alone, single, solitary, only

HSK 5 #627

DEFINITIONS

  • alone, single, solitary, only
  • alone
  • independent
  • single
  • sole
  • only

STROKES

WORDS

独眼龙 dú yǎn lóng one-eyed person
独吞 dú tūn to hog; to keep everything for oneself
情有独钟 qíng yǒu dú zhōng to have a special fondness (for sth)
特立独行 tè lì dú xíng to be unconventional; independence of action
独角戏 dú jiǎo xì monodrama; one-man show; comic talk
独子 dú zǐ only son
独有 dú yǒu to own exclusively; unique to; specific; there is only
独行侠 dú xíng xiá loner; single person; bachelor
独创 dú chuàng to come up with (an innovation); innovation
独力 dú lì all by oneself; without exterior help
独树一帜 dú shù yī zhì lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner; to stand out; to develop one's own school; to have attitude of one's own
独断 dú duàn to decide alone without consultation; arbitrary; dictatorial
独创性 dú chuàng xìng innovative; ingenious; originality; ingenuity
独木桥 dú mù qiáo single-log bridge; (fig.) difficult path
独立自主 dú lì zì zhǔ independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination; to act independently; to maintain control over one's own affairs
独断专行 dú duàn zhuān xíng to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action; a law unto oneself
独当一面 dú dāng yī miàn to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section
独具 dú jù to have unique (talent, insight etc)
独独 dú dú alone
惟独 wéi dú only; solely; this one alone
独揽 dú lǎn to monopolize
独辟蹊径 dú pì xī jìng to blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality
独占鳌头 dú zhàn áo tóu to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand); to be the champion; to be the very best in any field
独生子女 dú shēng zǐ nǚ an only child
独轮车 dú lún chē wheelbarrow; unicycle
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