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独
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Definitions
- 1. alone
- 2. independent
- 3. single
- 4. sole
- 5. only
Example Sentences
1 shown我 独 自玩。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 独
one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
independent
Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union)
to revere as sole orthodoxy
to hog
standing on one leg
alone
Declaration of Independence
to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section
Drung or Dulong ethnic group of northwest Yunnan
solitaire (puzzle)
alone
solo
second generation only child
to live alone
an only daughter
lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
Tibetan Independence (movement)
to dominate over all others
to monopolize
not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence
to dominate (a market etc)
monodrama
Taiwan independence
stage monologue
Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[qián nán zhōu], Guizhou
original and ingenious (idiom)
The Independent
(of a married woman) to stay home alone
unmarried
to surpass
loner
autism
original
all by oneself
one-eyed person
tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
bereaved of one's only child
to project singular splendor or radiance
judicial independence
(of a building) detached
not only
only son
Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union)
not only
independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination
to decide alone without consultation
monazite
to preserve a proper behavior in private life
an only child
dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucians (slogan of the Former Han dynasty)
alone in the world (idiom)
sudoku (puzzle game)
to drink alone
one-word sentence
to fight alone (idiom)
to monopolize a market
creative
Hong Kong independence
to be divorced
Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921
belonging exclusively to
one family courtyard
unification and independence
most outstanding
exclusive
solo dance
to go one's own way (idiom); to act independently without asking others
Dulong river in northwest Yunnan on border with Myanmar, tributary of Salween or Nujiang 怒江, sometimes referred to as number four of Three parallel rivers 三江並流|三江并流, wildlife protection unit
to walk alone (idiom)
original and ingenious (idiom)
autonomous body
alone
to come up with (an innovation)
innovative
see 獨具隻眼|独具只眼[dú jù zhī yǎn]
to see what others fail to see (idiom)
independent voter
to be unconventional
coming and going alone (idiom); a lone operator
a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[wáng wéi])
to own exclusively
wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE) (form of legal entity in China)
single-log bridge
Dushanzi District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[kè lā mǎ yī shì], Xinjiang
Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸[jīn yōng] novels
lit. widowers, widows, orphans and the childless
to have a special fondness (for sth)
to have unique (talent, insight etc)
alone
Gongshan Derung and Nu autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[nù jiāng lì sù zú zì zhì zhōu] in northwest Yunnan
Dushanzi District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[kè lā mǎ yī shì], Xinjiang
a family bereaved of its only child
unicorn
wholly-owned (often by foreign company)
dependent
an only child
American War of Independence (1775-1783)
Dokdo (Japanese Takeshima 竹島|竹岛[zhú dǎo]), disputed islands in Sea of Japan
dictator
war of independence
solo part (in opera)
unique; distinctive
sudoku (puzzle game)
to have a unique style of one's own (idiom)
dugout
to live alone
only
incomparable
to monopolize
to display originality (idiom); to do things differently
tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
double and single
to live apart from parents (of married couple)
only child
Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom)
to exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc)
dictatorship
solitary
to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
lit. walking alone
only son
wheelbarrow
to jump on one foot
to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
individually courageous
Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[qián nán zhōu], Guizhou
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)
lonely
Independent Chinese PEN center
to blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality
lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled
only
a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom)
only (child)
one-child policy
a married couple allowed dispensation to have second child
narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
only
single-component character
(in singing) solo
sole ruler