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孤 gū

orphaned; alone, lonely, solidary

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 6
Radical
子
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 子瓜 ⿰子瓜

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  1. 他一个人生活，感到很孤独。
    Tā yí gè rén shēnghuó, gǎndào hěn gūdú.
    He lives alone and feels very lonely.
    he one (measure) person live, feel very lonely
  2. 你觉得孤独可怕吗？
    Nǐ juéde gūdú kěpà ma?
    Do you find loneliness scary?
    you think lonely scary (question)
  3. 多和朋友聊聊天，别让自己太孤立。
    Duō hé péngyou liáoliáo tiān, bié ràng zìjǐ tài gūlì.
    Chat with friends more, don't let yourself become too isolated.
    more with friend chat-chat, don't let self too isolated
  4. 虽然他一个人住，但他并不孤独。
    Suīrán tā yí gè rén zhù, dàn tā bìng bù gūdú.
    Although he lives alone, he isn't lonely at all.
    although he one (measure) person live, but he not-at-all not lonely
  5. 搬到新城市以后，他有一段时间感到很孤独。
    Bāndào xīn chéngshì yǐhòu, tā yǒu yí duàn shíjiān gǎndào hěn gūdú.
    After moving to the new city, he felt very lonely for a while.
    move-to new city after, he have one (measure) period-of-time feel very lonely

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