獨立 (duk6 laap6 | du2 li4) : independence; independent; to stand up for oneself; to stand alone

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獨立

duk6 laap6

du2 li4

independence; independent; to stand up for oneself; to stand alone

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 15,600,000

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

獨立 / 独立

This word has been viewed 3989 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 13th May 2005 06:24 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

獨 duk6 - single; alone; uniquely
立 laap6 lap6 - stand; erect; upright; appoint

12 compounds containing this word:

半獨立屋 - semi-detached house
獨立自主 - (idiom) self-determination; independence of action
獨立屋 - detached house
獨立選民 - independent voter
獨立調查 - independent investigation
一個主權獨立的國家 - an independent, sovereign country
投訴警方獨立監察委員會 - Independent Police Complaints Council
Common Formations:
獨立國 - independent state; independency
獨立王國 - independent kingdom
獨立董事 - independent director
司法獨立 - judicial independence
獨立宣言 - Declaration of Independence

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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]

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Decimal representation of this word: 獨立

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