独居 獨居
独居 獨居 dú jū ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄩ duk6 geoi1
- to live alone
- to live a solitary existence
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独 獨
- 唯独 唯獨 wéi dú ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄨˊ wai4 duk6 only
- 单独 單獨 dān dú ㄉㄢ ㄉㄨˊ daan1 duk6 alone
- 孤独 孤獨 gū dú ㄍㄨ ㄉㄨˊ gu1 duk6 lonely
- 独到 獨到 dú dào ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ duk6 dou3 original
- 独创 獨創 dú chuàng ㄉㄨˊ ㄔㄨㄤˋ duk6 cong3 to come up with (an innovation)
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- 独占 獨占 dú zhàn ㄉㄨˊ ㄓㄢˋ duk6 zim1 to have all to oneself; to monopolize
- 独唱 獨唱 dú chàng ㄉㄨˊ ㄔㄤˋ duk6 coeng3 (in singing) solo
- 独家 獨家 dú jiā ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ duk6 gaa1 exclusive
- 独特 獨特 dú tè ㄉㄨˊ ㄊㄜˋ duk6 dak6 unique; distinctive
- 独立 獨立 dú lì ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ duk6 laap6 independent
- 独自 獨自 dú zì ㄉㄨˊ ㄗˋ duk6 zi6 alone
- 独身 獨身 dú shēn ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄣ duk6 san1 unmarried; single
- 得天独厚 得天獨厚 dé tiān dú hòu ㄉㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄨˊ ㄏㄡˋ dak1 tin1 duk6 hau5 blessed by heaven (idiom)
- 独一无二 獨一無二 dú yī wú èr ㄉㄨˊ ㄧ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ duk6 jat1 mou4 ji6 (idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled
- 独立自主 獨立自主 dú lì zì zhǔ ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ duk6 laap6 zi6 zyu2 independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination
- 不独 不獨 bù dú ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨˊ bat1 duk6 not only
- 台独 台獨 Tái dú ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄨˊ toi4 duk6 Taiwan independence
- 失独 失獨 shī dú ㄕ ㄉㄨˊ sat1 duk6 bereaved of one's only child
- 惟独 惟獨 wéi dú ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄨˊ wai4 duk6 variant of 唯独
- 慎独 慎獨 shèn dú ㄕㄣˋ ㄉㄨˊ san6 duk6 to preserve a proper behavior in private life
居
- 定居 dìng jū ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄩ ding6 geoi1 to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence
- 居住 jū zhù ㄐㄩ ㄓㄨˋ geoi1 zyu6 to reside
- 居民 jū mín ㄐㄩ ㄇㄧㄣˊ geoi1 man4 resident; inhabitant
- 居然 jū rán ㄐㄩ ㄖㄢˊ geoi1 jin4 unexpectedly
- 群居 qún jū ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄐㄩ kwan4 geoi1 to live together (in a large group or flock)
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- 邻居 鄰居 lín jū ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄩ leon4 geoi1 neighbor
- 居民楼 居民樓 jū mín lóu ㄐㄩ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄡˊ geoi1 man4 lau4 apartment building
- 居高临下 居高臨下 jū gāo lín xià ㄐㄩ ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ geoi1 gou1 lam4 haa6 lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
- 人居 rén jū ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄩ jan4 geoi1 human habitat
- 仙居 Xiān jū ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄩ sin1 geoi1 see 仙居县
- 位居 wèi jū ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄩ wai6 geoi1 to be located at
- 住居 zhù jū ㄓㄨˋ ㄐㄩ zyu6 geoi1 to live
- 侨居 僑居 qiáo jū ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄩ kiu4 geoi1 to live far away from one's native place
- 分居 fēn jū ㄈㄣ ㄐㄩ fan1 geoi1 to separate (married couple)
- 卜居 bǔ jū ㄅㄨˇ ㄐㄩ buk1 geoi1 to choose a home
- 同居 tóng jū ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄩ tung4 geoi1 to live together
- 埃居 āi jū ㄞ ㄐㄩ aai1 geoi1 écu (French coin, discontinued by the end of the 18th century)
- 姘居 pīn jū ㄆㄧㄣ ㄐㄩ ping1 geoi1 to cohabit with a lover illicitly
- 孀居 shuāng jū ㄕㄨㄤ ㄐㄩ soeng1 geoi1 to live in widowhood (formal)
- 安居 Ān jū ㄢ ㄐㄩ on1 geoi1 see 安居区
Idioms with these characters
- 单打独斗 單打獨鬥 dān dǎ dú dòu ㄉㄢ ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄡˋ daan1 daa2 duk6 dau3 to fight alone (idiom)
- 得天独厚 得天獨厚 dé tiān dú hòu ㄉㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄨˊ ㄏㄡˋ dak1 tin1 duk6 hau5 blessed by heaven (idiom)
- 独霸一方 獨霸一方 dú bà yī fāng ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄚˋ ㄧ ㄈㄤ duk6 baa3 jat1 fong1 to exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc)
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- 独出心裁 獨出心裁 dú chū xīn cái ㄉㄨˊ ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄘㄞˊ duk6 ceot1 sam1 coi4 to display originality (idiom); to do things differently
- 独当一面 獨當一面 dú dāng yī miàn ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄤ ㄧ ㄇㄧㄢˋ duk6 dong1 jat1 min6 to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section
- 独胆英雄 獨膽英雄 dú dǎn yīng xióng ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄢˇ ㄧㄥ ㄒㄩㄥˊ duk6 daam2 jing1 hung4 bold and courageous hero (idiom)
- 独断独行 獨斷獨行 dú duàn dú xíng ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ duk6 dyun6 duk6 hang4 to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
- 独断专行 獨斷專行 dú duàn zhuān xíng ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ duk6 dyun3 zyun1 hang4 to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
- 独夫民贼 獨夫民賊 dú fū mín zéi ㄉㄨˊ ㄈㄨ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ duk6 fu1 man4 caak6 tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
- 独具匠心 獨具匠心 dú jù jiàng xīn ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄣ duk6 geoi6 zoeng6 sam1 original and ingenious (idiom)
- 安居乐业 安居樂業 ān jū lè yè ㄢ ㄐㄩ ㄌㄜˋ ㄧㄝˋ on1 geoi1 ngaau6 jip6 to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
- 功成不居 gōng chéng bù jū ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩ gung1 sing4 bat1 geoi1 not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)
- 后来居上 後來居上 hòu lái jū shàng ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄐㄩ ㄕㄤˋ hau6 loi4 geoi1 soeng5 (idiom) see 后来者居上
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- 居安思危 jū ān sī wēi ㄐㄩ ㄢ ㄙ ㄨㄟ geoi1 on1 si1 ngai4 to think of danger in times of safety
- 居高临下 居高臨下 jū gāo lín xià ㄐㄩ ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ geoi1 gou1 lam4 haa6 lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
- 居功自傲 jū gōng zì ào ㄐㄩ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗˋ ㄠˋ geoi1 gung1 zi6 ngou6 satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others
- 居无定所 居無定所 jū wú dìng suǒ ㄐㄩ ㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ geoi1 mou4 ding6 so2 to be without a fixed residence (idiom)
- 居心不良 jū xīn bù liáng ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ geoi1 sam1 bat1 loeng4 to harbor evil intentions (idiom)
- 居心叵测 居心叵測 jū xīn pǒ cè ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄆㄛˇ ㄘㄜˋ geoi1 sam1 po2 caak1 harboring unfathomable motives (idiom)
- 翘居群首 翹居群首 qiáo jū qún shǒu ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄩ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ kiu4 geoi1 kwan4 sau2 head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent
Example sentences
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我 无法 無法 忍受 独居 獨居 。
I can't stand to live alone.
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熊 是 一种 一種 独居 獨居 动物 動物 。
Bears are solitary animals.
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