獨 (duk6 | du2) : single; alone; uniquely

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獨

duk6

du2

[1] [adj] single; only; sole; lone; solitary
[2] [adv] alone; in solitude; on one's own
[3] [adv] uniquely; exclusively; creatively
[4] [n] the childless; old people without offspring

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 16

Level: 3

Radical: 犬 (#94)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

獨 / 独

This word has been viewed 10728 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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獨苗 duk6 miu4 du2 miao2 = only child; sole scion

孤獨 gu1 duk6 gu1 du2 = solitary - standing alone; lonely

半獨立屋 bun3 duk6 laap6 uk1 ban4 du2 li4 wu1 = semi-detached house

惟獨 wai4 duk6 wei2 du2 = solely; singly

獨裁 duk6 coi4 du2 cai2 = dictatorship

獨自 duk6 zi6 du2 zi4 = alone; by oneself

獨立自主 duk6 laap6 zi6 zyu2 du2 li4 zi4 zhu3 = (idiom) self-determination; independence of action

獨立 duk6 laap6 du2 li4 = independence; independent; to stand up for oneself; to stand alone

獨特 duk6 dak6 du2 te4 = unique; distinct

數獨 sou3 duk6 shu4 du2 = Sudoku

獨立屋 duk6 laap6 uk1 du2 li4 wu1 = detached house

台獨 toi4 duk6 tai2 du2 = Taiwan independence (movement)

獨贏 duk6 jeng4 du2 ying2 = capot, capott

獨眼龍 duk6 ngaan5 lung4 = a person blind in one eye; a one-eyed person (Cyclops); a one-eyed goldfish; a camera

獨食 duk6 sik6 du2 shi2 = eat alone; selfish

吃獨食 hek3 duk6 sik6 = will not share (gain, profit) with others

不獨 bat1 duk6 bu4 du2 = not only 國

乘獨木舟 sing4 duk6 muk6 zau1 cheng2 du2 mu4 zhou1 = to ride a canoe

木木獨獨 muk6 muk6 duk6 duk6 = to describe somebody as being dull or boring 粵

獨木舟 duk6 muk6 zau1 du2 mu4 zhou1 = a canoe

獨立選民 duk6 laap6 syun2 man4 du2 li4 xuan3 min2 = independent voter

獨身 duk6 san1 du2 shen1 = celibate, single, unmarried

獨白 duk6 baak6 du2 bai2 = soliloquy; monologue

獨女 duk6 neoi5*2 du2 nv3 = the only daughter (in a one-child family)

獨生仔 duk6 saang1 zai2 du2 sheng1 zai3 = the only son (in a one-child family)

獨生女 duk6 saang1 neoi5*2 du2 sheng1 nv3 = the only daughter (in a one-child family)

獨生子 duk6 saang1 zi2 du2 sheng1 zi3 = the only son (in a one-child family)

獨立國 duk6 laap6 gwok3 du2 li4 guo2 = independent state; independency (common formation)

獨立王國 duk6 laap6 wong4 gwok3 du2 li4 wang2 guo2 = independent kingdom (common formation)

獨立董事 duk6 laap6 dung2 si6*2 du2 li4 dong3 shi4 = independent director (common formation)

司法獨立 si1 faat3 duk6 laap6 si1 fa3 du2 li4 = judicial independence (common formation)

獨立宣言 duk6 laap6 syun1 jin4 du2 li4 xuan1 yan2 = Declaration of Independence (common formation)

獨木舟水球 duk6 muk6 zau1 seoi2 kau4 = canoe polo (common formation)

發木獨 faat3 muk6 duk6 = daydreaming; idling about

獨有 duk6 jau5 = unique

獨裁國家 duk6 coi4 gwok3 gaa1 du2 cai2 guo2 jia1 = dictatorship country

獨裁者 duk6 coi4 ze2 du2 cai2 zhe3 = dictator, autocrat

獨木不成林 duk6 muk6 bat1 sing4 lam4 du2 mu4 bu4 cheng2 lin2 = one person cannot handle all the tasks by himself

獨攬 duk6 laam5 du2 lan3 = to arrogate ; to monopolize

唯獨 wai4 duk6 wei2 du2 = only, alone

獨處 duk6 cyu2 du2 chu3 = alone

獨沽一味 duk6 gu1 jat1 mei6*2 = concentrating on the one and the same thing 粵

獨家 duk6 gaa1 du2 jia1 = exclusive, sole, unique

雙獨 soeng1 duk6 shuang1 du2 = double and single; allowed dispensation to have second child

獨中 duk6 zung1 du2 zhong1 = independent high school

獨當一面 duk6 dong1 jat1 min6 du2 dang1 yi1 mian4 = take charge of department or locality

獨照 duk6 ziu3 du2 zhao4 = individual photo

獨子 duk6 zi2 du2 zi3 = the only son (in a one-child family)

獨仔 duk6 zai2 du2 zai3 = the only son (in a one-child family)

獨唱 duk6 coeng3 du2 chang4 = a vocal solo

獨樹一幟 duk6 syu6 jat1 ci3 du2 shu4 yi2 zhi4 = to develop a distinctive character or feature

獨一無二 duk6 jat1 mou4 ji6 du2 yi1 wu2 er4 = unique; unparalleled; unmatched

獨奏 duk6 zau3 du2 zou4 = a solo

孤獨症 gu1 duk6 zing3 gu1 du2 zheng4 = autism

獨家村 duk6 gaa1 cyun1 du2 jia1 cun1 = hermit; a non-sociable, isolated and detached person 粵

獨行俠 duk6 hang4 haap6 du2 xing2 xia2 = a loner

獨具匠心 duk6 geoi6 zoeng6 sam1 du2 ju4 jiang4 xin1 = creative and ingenious

獨立調查 duk6 laap6 diu6 caa4 du2 li4 diao4 cha2 = independent investigation

得天獨厚 dak1 tin1 duk6 hau5 de2 tian2 du2 hou4 = to be endowed with an exceptional advantage

罷黜百家，獨尊儒術 baa6 zyut6 baak3 gaa1 duk6 zyun1 jyu4 seot6 ba4 chu4 bai3 jia1 du2 zun1 ru2 shu4 = Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian

木獨 muk6 duk6 mu4 du2 = 1. expressionless 2.slow-witted; sluggish; slow; phlegmatic 粵

獨居 duk6 geoi1 du2 ju1 = isolated people; to live alone

獨腳架 duk6 goek3 gaa3*2 du2 jiao3 jia4 = monopod, unipod stand

情有獨鍾 cing4 yau5 duk6 zung1 qing2 you3 du2 zhong1 = have a special passion for; be passionate about a particular thing

獨資 duk6 zi1 du2 zi1 = exclusive investment

單獨事件 daan1 duk6 si6 gin6*2 dan1 du2 shi4 jian4 = isolated incident

獨步天下 duk6 bou6 tin1 haa6 du2 bu4 tian1 xia4 = be unparallaled; be one of a kind

單獨 daan1 duk6 dan1 du2 = solitary

獨山 duk6 saan1 du2 shan1 = Dushan (place in Guizhou)

一個主權獨立的國家 jat1 go3 zyu2 kyun4 duk6 laap6 dik1 gwok3 gaa1 = an independent, sovereign country 國

投訴警方獨立監察委員會 tau4 sou3 ging2 fong1 duk6 laap6 gaam1 caat3 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = Independent Police Complaints Council

提倡台獨的民進黨 tai4 coeng1 toi4 duk6 dik1 man4 zeon3 dong2 ti2 chang4 tai2 du2 de5 min2 jin4 dang3 = the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) 國

獨攬大權 duk6 laam5 daai6 kyun4 = monopolize power

鰥寡孤獨 gwaan1 gwaa2 gu1 duk6 guan1 gua3 gu1 du2 = widowers, widows, orphans, and the childless

獨佔鰲頭 duk6 zim3 ngou4 tau4 du2 zhan4 ao2 tou2 = come out as champion; be in first place

無獨有偶 mou4 duk6 jau5 ngau5 wu2 du2 you3 ou3 = to not be unique; not to be one of a kind; to have a parallel

獨聯體 duk6 lyun4 tai2 du2 lian2 ti3 = Commonwealth of Independent States

踽踽獨行 geoi2 geoi2 duk6 hang4 ju3 ju3 du2 xing2 = to walk all alone

孤獨恐懼症 gu1 duk6 hung2 geoi6 zing3 gu1 du2 kong3 ju4 zheng4 = monophobia (common formation)

獨善其身 duk6 sin1 kei4 san1 du2 shan4 qi2 shen1 = maintain personal integrity; be concerned only for oneself

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隨口講佢著衫獨沽一味，點知佢借啲意隔日就買反一櫃嘅新衫粵
I was merely commenting she's always wearing the same clothes; little did I know that she would use it as an opportunity to buy herself a whole cupboard of new clothes the next day.

他的作品獨樹一幟，常有不規則的形狀
His pieces usually do not follow any rules and form. They are very distinctive.

有一部分更加係設有獨立冷氣粵
In addition, some [apartments] have their own air conditioner.
[Lit. have one portion additionally are equipped-with independent air-con]

古典音樂我比較鐘意長笛獨奏粵
As far as classical music is concerned, I prefer solo flute.
[Lit. classical music, I comparatively like flute solo ]

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