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Definitions

  1. 1. lone
  2. 2. lonely

Example Sentences

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她從沒這麼 獨過。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10596551)

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Words Containing 孤

孤苦伶仃
gū kǔ líng dīng

solitary and impoverished (idiom)

孤岛
gū dǎo

isolated island

孤孀
gū shuāng

widow

孤身
gū shēn

alone

孤老
gū lǎo

regular patron (at brothels)

孤陋
gū lòu

ignorant

孤儿
gū ér

orphan

孤儿院
gū ér yuàn

orphanage

孤立子
gū lì zǐ

soliton (physics)

孤雌生殖
gū cí shēng zhí

parthenogenesis (biol. a female reproducing without fertilization)

孤证不立
gū zhèng bù lì

unacceptable as uncorroborated evidence (in law or in textual criticism)

孤胆
gū dǎn

solitary hero

孤零零
gū líng líng

lone

孤立
gū lì

isolated

孤寒
gū hán

alone and poor

孤哀子
gū āi zǐ

(literary) orphan

孤孑特立
gū jié tè lì

to be all alone in the world

独孤求败
dú gū qiú bài

Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸[jīn yōng] novels

孤注一掷
gū zhù yī zhì

to stake all on one throw

鳏寡孤独
guān guǎ gū dú

lit. widowers, widows, orphans and the childless

孤掌难鸣
gū zhǎng nán míng

It's hard to clap with only one hand.

苦心孤诣
kǔ xīn gū yì

to make painstaking efforts (idiom); after much trouble

孤芳自赏
gū fāng zì shǎng

lone flower admiring itself (idiom); narcissism

孤家寡人
gū jiā guǎ rén

one who is cut off from others (idiom)

孤绝
gū jué

isolated; solitary

孤寡
gū guǎ

orphans and widows

孑影孤单
jié yǐng gū dān

to be all alone by oneself

孤独症
gū dú zhèng

autism

孤寂
gū jì

lonesome

孤孑
gū jié

lonesome; solitary

孤鸾年
gū luán nián

inauspicious year for marriage

孤男寡女
gū nán guǎ nǚ

a single man and a single woman

孤傲
gū ào

proud and aloof

孤沙锥
gū shā zhuī

(bird species of China) solitary snipe (Gallinago solitaria)

孤征
gū zhēng

to act on one's own

一意孤行
yī yì gū xíng

obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom)

孤高
gū gāo

arrogant

孤军奋战
gū jūn fèn zhàn

lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom)

孤立无援
gū lì wú yuán

isolated and without help

孤单
gū dān

lone

脚孤拐
jiǎo gū guai

bunion

孤拔
gū bá

Amédée Courbet (1826-1885), a French admiral who won a series of important land and naval victories during the Tonkin campaign and the Sino-French War

孤鸟
gū niǎo

lone bird

孤立子波
gū lì zǐ bō

instanton (math.)

孤胆英雄
gū dǎn yīng xióng

solitary hero

生态孤岛
shēng tài gū dǎo

insularization (as a threat to biodiversity)

孤独于世
gū dú yú shì

alone in the world (idiom)

孤拐
gū guǎi

cheekbone

天煞孤星
tiān shà gū xīng

bane of others' existence

孤独
gū dú

lonely

孤子
gū zǐ

orphan

孤陋寡闻
gū lòu guǎ wén

ignorant and inexperienced

孤魂
gū hún

lonely soul

遗孤
yí gū

orphan

孤山
gū shān

Solitary Hill, located in West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province

孤证
gū zhèng

sole evidence

孤魂野鬼
gū hún yě guǐ

wandering ghosts without living descendants to pray for them (idiom)

藐孤
miǎo gū

small orphan

孤身只影
gū shēn zhī yǐng

lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company

孤僻
gū pì

antisocial

孤儿药
gū ér yào

orphan drug