独 dú

alone, single, solitary, only

HSK 5 #627

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

台独 tái dú Taiwan independence; (of Taiwan) to declare independence
无独有偶 wú dú yǒu ǒu not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence; it's not the only case
独霸 dú bà to dominate (a market etc); to monopolize
独领风骚 dú lǐng fēng sāo most outstanding; par excellence
一枝独秀 yī zhī dú xiù lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom); fig. to be in a league of one's own; outstanding
独尊 dú zūn to revere as sole orthodoxy; to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc); to be dominant
独苗 dú miáo only child; sole scion
独资 dú zī wholly-owned (often by foreign company); exclusive investment
非独 fēi dú not only; not merely
鳏寡孤独 guān guǎ gū dú lit. widowers, widows, orphans and the childless; fig. people with no one left to rely on
不独 bù dú not only
九宫格数独 jiǔ gōng gé shù dú sudoku (puzzle game)
你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥 nǐ zǒu nǐ de yáng guān dào ， wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom); fig. you go your way, I'll go mine; you do it your way, I'll do it mine
匠心独运 jiàng xīn dú yùn original and ingenious (idiom); to show great creativity
司法独立 sī fǎ dú lì judicial independence
单打独斗 dān dǎ dú dòu to fight alone (idiom)
单根独苗 dān gēn dú miáo an only child
单丝不成线，独木不成林 dān sī bù chéng xiàn ， dú mù bù chéng lín one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
外商独资企业 wài shāng dú zī qǐ yè wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE) (form of legal entity in China); abbr. to 外資企業|外资企业[wai4 zi1 qi3 ye4]
失独 shī dú bereaved of one's only child
失独家庭 shī dú jiā tíng a family bereaved of its only child
孤独于世 gū dú yú shì alone in the world (idiom)
孤独症 gū dú zhèng autism
慎独 shèn dú to preserve a proper behavior in private life
戛戛独造 jiá jiá dú zào creative; original
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