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独 dú

alone, independent, only, single, solitary

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 5
Radical
犭
Traditional
獨
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 犭虫 ⿰犭虫

Memory hint: dog

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  1. 他喜欢一个人单独生活。
    Tā xǐhuan yí ge rén dāndú shēnghuó.
    He likes to live alone by himself.
    he like one (measure) person alone live
  2. 这个国家是什么时候独立的？
    Zhège guójiā shì shénme shíhou dúlì de?
    When did this country become independent?
    this (measure) country is what time independent (particle) (question)
  3. 你应该培养独立思考的能力。
    Nǐ yīnggāi péiyǎng dúlì sīkǎo de nénglì.
    You should cultivate the ability to think independently.
    you should cultivate independent think (particle) ability
  4. 他还不能完全独立生活。
    Tā hái bù néng wánquán dúlì shēnghuó.
    He still can't live completely independently.
    he still not can completely independent live
  5. 这个设计很独特，跟别人的都不一样。
    Zhège shèjì hěn dútè, gēn biéren de dōu bù yíyàng.
    This design is very unique, completely different from anyone else's.
    this (measure) design very unique with other-person (particle) all not same

Words with 独 (8)