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Meaning of 独

Pinyin dú

Radical

犭

Strokes

Definition

alone / independent / single / sole / only

Usage

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独獨 dú 形【本义】: 单独; 单一【造字法】: 形声。从犬，蜀声。犬性好斗，多独居，故字从犬。 1. 同本义 (En: lonely; single; only) 引: 1. 《说文》：独，犬相得而斗也。羊为群，犬为独也。段玉裁注：“犬好斗，好斗则独而不群。” 2. 《礼记·礼器》：君子慎其独也。 3. 《礼记·儒行》：儒有特立而独行。 4. 《诗·邶风·击鼓》：我独南行。 5. 《庄子·养生主》：天之生是使独也。 6. 《楚辞·屈原·涉江》：哀吾生之无乐兮，幽独处乎山中。 7. 唐· 柳宗元《捕蛇者说》：吾以捕蛇独存。 8. 南朝宋· 鲍照《代放歌行》：君今何疾，临路独迟回。 9. 宋· 王安石《怀元度》：不见秘书心若失，百年衰病独登台。例: 又如: 独角兕(一种独角的犀牛); 独根孤种(独生子); 独幅(性格孤僻，不合群); 独脚腿(孤立无援的人); 独院; 独家院 2. 独特 (En: only) 引: 1. 《吕氏春秋·制乐》：圣人所独见，众人焉知其极? 例: 又如: 独步(超群出众，独一无二); 独拔(超众，特出); 独绝(独一无二; 无与伦比); 独智(过人的才能; 独特的智慧); 独照(独特的眼光) 副 1. 独自 (En: alone; only; all by oneself; singly) 例: 如: 独有(独自安慰); 独罟(独吞; 独占。罟: 网的总称); 独擅(独揽; 独占。擅: 拥有; 据有); 独吃自疴(喻指顾己不顾人，一人独吞。疴: 即“屙”，拉屎撒尿); 独乐(独自欣赏音乐); 独觉(一人独睡); 独吟(独自吟诗); 独言(一人自言); 独笑(独自喜笑; 自乐); 独专(单独占有); 独怀(独自思念); 独写(独自抒发); 独抚(独自安慰); 独说(独自解说); 独用(单独使用) 2. 特，特别地 (En: very; especially) 例: 又如: 独惨(特惨); 独甚(特甚) 3. 唯独，仅仅 (En: only) 引: 1. 《史记·老子韩非列传》：子所言者，其人与骨皆已朽矣，独其言在耳。 2. 宋· 沈括《梦溪笔谈》：谢灵运为永嘉守，凡永嘉山水，游历殆遍，独不言此山。 3. 《红楼梦》：不独是城里姓贾的多，外省姓贾的也不少。 4. 周立波《卜春秀》：别人来得，独你来不得。例: 又如: 独言(只说); 独独(唯独; 独自一个); 独说(唯独喜欢。说，通“悦”); 独得(只得到); 独惟(唯独; 只有); 独知(仅一人知道); 独树(一株树; 一根木); 独拍(单掌拍击); 独见(坚持己见，固守节操) 4. 岂，难道 (En: could it possibly be…; does it mean…) 引: 1. 《诗·小雅·何草不黄》：独为匪民? 2. 《史记·廉颇蔺相如列传》：相如虽驽，独畏廉将军哉。 3. 《聊斋志异》：兄不能威，独不能断“出”耶? 名 1. 无子孙的老人 (En: old people without offspring) 引: 1. 《孟子·梁惠王下》：老而无子曰独。 2. 《礼记》：矜寡孤独废疾者皆有所养。 3. 汉· 董仲舒《春秋繁露》：存幼孤，矜寡独。例: 又如: 鳏寡孤独 2. 无丈夫的妇女 (En: widow) 引: 1. 《后汉书》：乡族贫者，死亡则为具殡葬，嫠独则助营妻娶。 3. 姓动 1. 专断; 独裁 (En: act arbitrarily) 引: 1. 《庄子·人间世》：回闻卫君，其年壮，其行独。例: 又如: 独断

台独 Tái dú

Taiwan independence / (of Taiwan) to declare independence

独吞 dú tūn

to hog / to keep everything for oneself

得天独厚 dé tiān dú hòu

blessed by heaven (idiom) / enjoying exceptional advantages / favored by nature

唯独 wéi dú

only / just (i.e. it is only that...) / all except / unique

独唱 dú chàng

(in singing) solo / to solo

独奏 dú zòu

solo

单独 dān dú

alone / by oneself / on one's own

独占 dú zhàn

to monopolize / to control / to dominate

独具匠心 dú jù jiàng xīn

original and ingenious (idiom) / to show great creativity

孤独 gū dú

lonely / solitary

独孤求败 Dú gū Qiú bài

Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸[Jin1 Yong1] novels

独尊 dú zūn

to revere as sole orthodoxy / to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc) / to be dominant

独树一帜 dú shù yī zhì

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

惟独 wéi dú

only / solely / this one alone

惟我独尊 wéi wǒ dú zūn

overweening / extremely conceited / No one is noble but me.

慎独 shèn dú

to preserve a proper behavior in private life

独具慧眼 dú jù huì yǎn

can see what others cannot / discern what others don't / have mental discernment

独揽 dú lǎn

to monopolize

大权独揽 dà quán dú lǎn

arrogate all authority to oneself / assume arbitrary power

独具 dú jù

to have unique (talent, insight etc)

独具特色 dú jù tè sè

special / unique characteristics / unique

独具一格 dú jù yī gé

have a style of one's own / be in a class by itself or himself or herself / be original in style / of a unique style

单打独斗 dān dǎ dú dòu

to fight alone (idiom)

无独有偶 wú dú yǒu ǒu

not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence / it's not the only case

独立 dú lì

independent / independence / to stand alone

独特 dú tè

unique / distinct / having special characteristics

独自 dú zì

alone

独立自主 dú lì zì zhǔ

independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination / to act independently / to maintain control over one's own affairs

独有 dú yǒu

to own exclusively / unique to / specific / there is only

独裁 dú cái

dictatorship

独家 dú jiā

exclusive

独立性 dú lì xìng

independence

独联体 Dú lián tǐ

Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union) / abbr. for 獨立國家聯合體|独立国家联合体

独裁者 dú cái zhě

dictator / autocrat

独到 dú dào

original

独木舟 dú mù zhōu

dugout / canoe / kayak

贡山独龙族怒族自治县 Gòng shān Dú lóng zú Nù zú Zì zhì xiàn

Gongshan Derung and Nu autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan

踽踽独行 jǔ jǔ dú xíng

to walk alone (idiom)

独辟蹊径 dú pì xī jìng

to blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality

独霸 dú bà

to dominate (a market etc) / to monopolize

独占鳌头 dú zhàn áo tóu

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 very best in any field

独领风骚 dú lǐng fēng sāo

most outstanding / par excellence

鳏寡孤独 guān guǎ gū dú

lit. widowers, widows, orphans and the childless / fig. people with no one left to rely on