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独

dú
HSK 4

“Alone” in Chinese is 独 (dú).

Other characters with the syllable du: see all 12 →

Meaning

  • alone
  • independent
  • single
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  • sole
  • only

Example

我想让他单独去做。

I want him to do it alone.

From 单独 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 独

单独dāndúaloneHSK 4独立dúlìindependentHSK 4独特dútèunique; distinctiveHSK 4独自dúzìaloneHSK 4孤独gūdúlonelyHSK 6独唱dúchàng(in singing) soloHSK 7-9独家dújiāexclusiveHSK 7-9独身dúshēnunmarried; singleHSK 7-9

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