pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
独
獨
du2
alone; independent; single; sole; only
strokes
9
radical
strokes after radical
6
罢黜百家，独尊儒术
罷黜百家，獨尊儒術
ba4 chu4 bai3 jia1 - du2 zun1 ru2 shu4
Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom); sole dominant ideology
不独
不獨
bu4 du2
not only
陈独秀
陳獨秀
chen2 du2 xiu4
Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), Chinese Marxist and leading communist, blamed for the failures of Chinese communism from 1927, posthumously rehabilitated
单打独斗
單打獨鬥
dan1 da3 du2 dou4
to fight alone (idiom)
单独
單獨
dan1 du2
alone; by oneself; on one's own
单根独苗
單根獨苗
dan1 gen1 du2 miao2
an only child
得天独厚
得天獨厚
de2 tian1 du2 hou4
blessed by heaven (idiom); enjoying exceptional advantages; favored by nature
独霸
獨霸
du2 ba4
lit. sole hegemony; to monopolize; domination (of the market); personal empire
独霸一方
獨霸一方
du2 ba4 yi1 fang1
to exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc); to hold as one's personal fiefdom
独白
獨白
du2 bai2
stage monologue; soliloquy
独步
獨步
du2 bu4
lit. walking alone; prominent; unrivalled; outstanding
独裁
獨裁
du2 cai2
dictatorship
独裁者
獨裁者
du2 cai2 zhe3
dictator; autocrat
独唱
獨唱
du2 chang4
(in singing) solo; to solo
独出心裁
獨出心裁
du2 chu1 xin1 cai2
to display originality (idiom); to do things differently
独出一时
獨出一時
du2 chu1 yi1 shi2
incomparable; head and shoulders above the competition
独处
獨處
du2 chu3
to live alone; to spend time alone (or with a significant other)
独创
獨創
du2 chuang4
to come up with (an innovation); innovation
独创性
獨創性
du2 chuang4 xing4
innovative; ingenious; originality; ingenuity
独胆
獨膽
du2 dan3
individually courageous
独胆英雄
獨膽英雄
du2 dan3 ying1 xiong2
bold and courageous hero (idiom)
独当一面
獨當一面
du2 dang1 yi1 mian4
to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section
独岛
獨島
du2 dao3
Dokdo (Japanese Takeshima 竹島|竹岛), disputed islands in Sea of Japan
独到
獨到
du2 dao4
original
独栋
獨棟
du2 dong4
(of a building) detached
独独
獨獨
du2 du2
alone
独断
獨斷
du2 duan4
to decide alone without consultation; arbitrary; dictatorial
独断独行
獨斷獨行
du2 duan4 du2 xing2
to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action; a law unto oneself
独断专行
獨斷專行
du2 duan4 zhuan1 xing2
to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action; a law unto oneself
独二代
獨二代
du2 er4 dai4
second generation only child
独放异彩
獨放異彩
du2 fang4 yi4 cai3
to project singular splendor or radiance; to perform brilliantly
独夫
獨夫
du2 fu1
sole ruler; dictator
独夫民贼
獨夫民賊
du2 fu1 min2 zei2
tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
独个
獨個
du2 ge4
alone
独孤求败
獨孤求敗
du2 gu1 qiu2 bai4
Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸 novels
独家
獨家
du2 jia1
exclusive
独角鲸
獨角鯨
du2 jiao3 jing1
narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
独角兽
獨角獸
du2 jiao3 shou4
unicorn
独脚跳
獨腳跳
du2 jiao3 tiao4
to jump on one foot; to hop
独脚戏
獨腳戲
du2 jiao3 xi4
variant of 獨角戲|独角戏
独角戏
獨角戲
du2 jiao3 xi4
monodrama; one-man show; comic talk
独居
獨居
du2 ju1
to live alone; to live a solitary existence
独居石
獨居石
du2 ju1 shi2
monazite
独具
獨具
du2 ju4
to have unique (talent, insight etc)
独具匠心
獨具匠心
du2 ju4 jiang4 xin1
original and ingenious (idiom); to show great creativity
独具只眼
獨具隻眼
du2 ju4 zhi1 yan3
to see what others fail to see (idiom); to have exceptional insight
独来独往
獨來獨往
du2 lai2 du2 wang3
coming and going alone (idiom); a lone operator; keeping to oneself; unsociable; maverick
独揽
獨攬
du2 lan3
to monopolize
独揽市场
獨攬市場
du2 lan3 shi4 chang3
to monopolize a market
独立
獨立
du2 li4
independent; independence; to stand alone
独力
獨力
du2 li4
all by oneself; without exterior help
独立报
獨立報
du2 li4 bao4
The Independent
独立国家联合体
獨立國家聯合體
du2 li4 guo2 jia1 lian2 he2 ti3
Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union)
独立门户
獨立門戶
du2 li4 men2 hu4
to live apart from parents (of married couple); to achieve independence
独立宣言
獨立宣言
du2 li4 xuan1 yan2
Declaration of Independence
独立选民
獨立選民
du2 li4 xuan3 min2
independent voter
独立战争
獨立戰爭
du2 li4 zhan4 zheng1
war of independence
独立中文笔会
獨立中文筆會
du2 li4 zhong1 wen2 bi3 hui4
Independent Chinese PEN center
独立自主
獨立自主
du2 li4 zi4 zhu3
independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination; to act independently; to maintain control over one's own affairs
独立钻石
獨立鑽石
du2 li4 zuan4 shi2
solitaire (puzzle)
独联体
獨聯體
du2 lian2 ti3
Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union); abbr. for 獨立國家聯合體|独立国家联合体
独领风骚
獨領風騷
du2 ling3 feng1 sao1
most outstanding; par excellence
独龙
獨龍
du2 long2
Drung or Dulong ethnic group of northwest Yunnan
独龙江
獨龍江
du2 long2 jiang1
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
独轮车
獨輪車
du2 lun2 che1
wheelbarrow; unicycle
独苗
獨苗
du2 miao2
only child; sole scion
独木不成林
獨木不成林
du2 mu4 bu4 cheng2 lin2
a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom); one cannot accomplish much on one's own
独木桥
獨木橋
du2 mu4 qiao2
single-log bridge; (fig.) difficult path
独木舟
獨木舟
du2 mu4 zhou1
dugout; canoe; kayak
独辟蹊径
獨辟蹊徑
du2 pi4 xi1 jing4
to blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality
独人秀
獨人秀
du2 ren2 xiu4
one-man show
独山
獨山
du2 shan1
Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州, Guizhou
独山县
獨山縣
du2 shan1 xian4
Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州, Guizhou
独山子
獨山子
du2 shan1 zi3
Dushanzi district (Uighur: Maytagh Rayoni) of Qaramay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市, Xinjiang
独山子区
獨山子區
du2 shan1 zi3 qu1
Dushanzi district (Uighur: Maytagh Rayoni) of Qaramay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市, Xinjiang
独身
獨身
du2 shen1
unmarried; single
独生
獨生
du2 sheng1
only (child); to be the sole survivor
独生女
獨生女
du2 sheng1 nv3
an only daughter
独生子
獨生子
du2 sheng1 zi3
only son
独生子女
獨生子女
du2 sheng1 zi3 nv3
an only child
独生子女政策
獨生子女政策
du2 sheng1 zi3 nv3 zheng4 ce4
one-child policy
独守空房
獨守空房
du2 shou3 kong1 fang2
(of a married woman) to stay home alone
独属
獨屬
du2 shu3
belonging exclusively to; exclusively for; reserved to; special
独树一帜
獨樹一幟
du2 shu4 yi1 zhi4
lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner; to stand out; to develop one's own school; to have attitude of one's own
独特
獨特
du2 te4
unique; distinct; having special characteristics
独体
獨體
du2 ti3
autonomous body; independent system
独体字
獨體字
du2 ti3 zi4
single-component character
独吞
獨吞
du2 tun1
to hog; to keep everything for oneself
独舞
獨舞
du2 wu3
solo dance
独行
獨行
du2 xing2
solitary
独行其是
獨行其是
du2 xing2 qi2 shi4
to go one's own way (idiom); to act independently without asking others
独行侠
獨行俠
du2 xing2 xia2
loner; single person; bachelor
独秀
獨秀
du2 xiu4
to surpass; to stand above the crowd
独眼龙
獨眼龍
du2 yan3 long2
one-eyed person
独一
獨一
du2 yi1
only; unique
独一无二
獨一無二
du2 yi1 wu2 er4
unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled; nothing compares with it
独有
獨有
du2 you3
to own exclusively; unique to; specific; there is only
独语
獨語
du2 yu3
solo part (in opera); soliloquy
独语句
獨語句
du2 yu3 ju4
one-word sentence
独院
獨院
du2 yuan4
one family courtyard
独院儿
獨院兒
du2 yuan4 er5
erhua variant of 獨院|独院
独在异乡为异客
獨在異鄉為異客
du2 zai4 yi4 xiang1 wei2 yi4 ke4
a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维)
独占
獨佔
du2 zhan4
to monopolize; to control; to dominate
独占鳌头
獨佔鰲頭
du2 zhan4 ao2 tou2
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); to be the champion; to be the v
独酌
獨酌
du2 zhuo2
to drink alone
独资
獨資
du2 zi1
wholly-owned (often by foreign company); exclusive investment
独子
獨子
du2 zi3
only son
独自
獨自
du2 zi4
alone
独奏
獨奏
du2 zou4
solo
独尊
獨尊
du2 zun1
to revere as sole orthodoxy; to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc); to be dominant
独尊儒术
獨尊儒術
du2 zun1 ru2 shu4
dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucians (slogan of the Former Han dynasty)
非独
非獨
fei1 du2
not only; not merely
非独立
非獨立
fei1 du2 li4
dependent
贡山独龙族怒族自治县
貢山獨龍族怒族自治縣
gong4 shan1 du2 long2 zu2 nu4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4
Gongshan Derung and Nu autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in northwest Yunnan
孤独
孤獨
gu1 du2
lonely; solitary
孤独于世
孤獨於世
gu1 du2 yu2 shi4
alone in the world (idiom)
孤独症
孤獨症
gu1 du2 zheng4
autism
鳏寡孤独
鰥寡孤獨
guan1 gua3 gu1 du2
lit. widowers, widows, orphans and the childless; fig. people with no one left to rely on
戛戛独造
戛戛獨造
jia2 jia2 du2 zao4
creative; original
匠心独运
匠心獨運
jiang4 xin1 du2 yun4
original and ingenious (idiom); to show great creativity
金鸡独立
金雞獨立
jin1 ji1 du2 li4
golden rooster stands on one leg (tai chi posture); standing on one leg
九宫格数独
九宮格數獨
jiu3 gong1 ge2 shu4 du2
sudoku (puzzle game)
踽踽独行
踽踽獨行
ju3 ju3 du2 xing2
to walk alone (idiom)
离独
離獨
li2 du2
to be divorced
美国独立战争
美國獨立戰爭
mei3 guo2 du2 li4 zhan4 zheng1
American War of Independence (1775-1783)
民贼独夫
民賊獨夫
min2 zei2 du2 fu1
tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥
你走你的陽關道，我過我的獨木橋
ni3 zou3 ni3 de5 yang2 guan1 dao4 - wo3 guo4 wo3 de5 du2 mu4 qiao2
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
情有独钟
情有獨鍾
qing2 you3 du2 zhong1
to have a feeling for sth (affection, sympathy, passion etc)
情有独钟
情有獨鐘
qing2 you3 du2 zhong1
to have a feeling for sth (affection, sympathy, passion etc)
慎独
慎獨
shen4 du2
to preserve a proper behavior in private life
失独
失獨
shi1 du2
bereaved of one's only child
失独家庭
失獨家庭
shi1 du2 jia1 ting2
a family bereaved of its only child
数独
數獨
shu4 du2
sudoku (puzzle game)
双独
雙獨
shuang1 du2
double and single; allowed dispensation to have second child
双独夫妇
雙獨夫婦
shuang1 du2 fu1 fu4
a married couple allowed dispensation to have second child
司法独立
司法獨立
si1 fa3 du2 li4
judicial independence
台独
台獨
tai2 du2
Taiwan Independence (movement); abbr. for 台灣獨立運動|台湾独立运动
特立独行
特立獨行
te4 li4 du2 xing2
to be unconventional; independence of action
统独
統獨
tong3 du2
unification and independence
外商独资企业
外商獨資企業
wai4 shang1 du2 zi1 qi3 ye4
wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE) (form of legal entity in China); abbr. to 外資企業|外资企业
唯独
唯獨
wei2 du2
only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique
惟独
惟獨
wei2 du2
only; solely; this one alone
无独有偶
無獨有偶
wu2 du2 you3 ou3
not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence; it's not the only case
一枝独秀
一枝獨秀
yi1 zhi1 du2 xiu4
lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom); fig. to be in a league of one's own; outstanding
藏独
藏獨
zang4 du2
Tibetan Independence (movement); abbr. for 西藏獨立運動|西藏独立运动
只眼独具
隻眼獨具
zhi1 yan3 du2 ju4
see 獨具隻眼|独具只眼