独立

dú lì

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. independent
2. independence
3. to stand alone

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 依赖 yī lài 依赖 yī lài to depend on 表示依靠别人而不能自立，与独立直接相反: to depend on

Related words

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• 孤立 gū lì 孤立 gū lì isolated 表示与其他事物没有联系，有时被误用为独立，但含义不同: isolated

Usage notes

Common mistakes

独立和孤立容易混淆。独立强调自主，不依赖；孤立则指没有联系和支援，感情色彩不同。

Example Sentences

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独立 宣言是在一七七六年签署的。

The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.

这家公司是 独立 法人。

This company is an independent legal person.

随着年龄的增长，她变得越来越 独立 。

As she grows older, she becomes more and more independent.

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Words Containing 独立

• 独立自主 独立自主 dú lì zì zhǔ: independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination
• 司法独立 司法独立 sī fǎ dú lì: judicial independence
• 独立中文笔会 独立中文笔会 dú lì zhōng wén bǐ huì: Independent Chinese PEN center
• 独立国家联合体 独立国家联合体 dú lì guó jiā lián hé tǐ: Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union)
• 独立报 独立报 dú lì bào: The Independent
• 独立宣言 独立宣言 dú lì xuān yán: Declaration of Independence
• 独立战争 独立战争 dú lì zhàn zhēng: war of independence
• 独立选民 独立选民 dú lì xuǎn mín: independent voter
• 独立钻石 独立钻石 dú lì zuàn shí: solitaire (puzzle)
• 独立门户 独立门户 dú lì mén hù: to live apart from parents (of married couple)
• 美国独立战争 美国独立战争 měi guó dú lì zhàn zhēng: American War of Independence (1775-1783)
• 金鸡独立 金鸡独立 jīn jī dú lì: standing on one leg
• 非独立 非独立 fēi dú lì: dependent

Child Words of 独立

• 独 独 dú: alone
• 立 立 lì: to stand