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独立 (dú lì) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

独立 (dú lì) is a Chinese word: independent. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 独立

形 xíng adjective

independent

她是一个很独立的人。

tā shì yí gè hěn dú lì de rén

She is a very independent person.

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Word breakdown

独 dú — alone, sole, single

Words with this character (9)
  • 1 单独 dān dú — alone; separately HSK 5
    • 单 single, sole
    • 独 alone, solitary
    Example

    我想单独和你谈谈。

    wǒ xiǎng dān dú hé nǐ tán tan

    I want to talk with you alone.

  • 2 独特 dú tè — unique HSK 5
    • 独 sole, single, alone
    • 特 special, particular
    Example

    每个人都有独特的个性。

    měi gè rén dōu yǒu dú tè de gè xìng

    Everyone has a unique personality.

  • 3 独自 dú zì — alone HSK 5
    • 独 alone, solitary
    • 自 self, oneself
    Example

    我喜欢独自旅行。

    wǒ xǐ huan dú zì lǚ xíng

    I like traveling alone.

  • 4 孤独 gū dú — lonely HSK 6
    • 孤 alone, solitary
    • 独 alone, solitary
    Example

    她在异国他乡常常感到孤独。

    tā zài yì guó tā xiāng cháng cháng gǎn dào gū dú

    She often feels lonely in a foreign land.

  • 5 唯独 wéi dú — only HSK 7
    • 唯 only, solely (emphasizing exclusivity)
    • 独 alone, exclusively (reinforcing the exclusive nature)
    Example

    他们都来了，唯独小王没来。

    tā men dōu lái le wéi dú Xiǎo Wáng méi lái

    They all came, only Xiao Wang didn't come.

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立 lì — stand, establish

Words with this character (32)
  • 1 建立 jiàn lì — to establish HSK 5
    • 建 to build, to construct
    • 立 to stand, to set up
    Example

    我们需要建立良好的合作关系。

    wǒ men xū yào jiàn lì liáng hǎo de hé zuò guān xi

    We need to establish good cooperative relationships.

  • 2 成立 chéng lì — to establish, to found, to set up HSK 5
    • 成 to become complete, to accomplish
    • 立 to stand, to establish
    Example

    这家公司成立于2010年。

    zhè jiā gōng sī chéng lì yú èr líng yī líng nián

    This company was established in 2010.

  • 3 立刻 lì kè — immediately HSK 5
    • 立 stand; upright position (suggesting immediacy)
    • 刻 moment; instant in time
    Example

    他听到消息后立刻就走了。

    tā tīng dào xiāo xi hòu lì kè jiù zǒu le

    He left immediately after hearing the news.

  • 4 立即 lì jí — immediately HSK 5
    • 立 to stand up, to take action
    • 即 at once, right away
    Example

    他听到消息后立即赶往医院。

    tā tīng dào xiāo xi hòu lì jí gǎn wǎng yī yuàn

    After hearing the news, he immediately rushed to the hospital.

  • 5 设立 shè lì — to establish HSK 5
    • 设 to set up, to arrange
    • 立 to stand, to establish
    Example

    公司在上海设立了分公司。

    gōng sī zài Shàng hǎi shè lì le fēn gōng sī

    The company established a branch office in Shanghai.

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Structure & writing
1 独 dú — single; alone

独 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 犭 quǎn — dog/canine radical
犭 is a component in 24 characters
HSK 1
狗 gǒu dog 猫 māo cat (mammal with round face, short ears, large eyes, retractable claws, agile and fond of catching mice)
HSK 4
猜 cāi to guess; to figure out from clues or imagination 获 huò to capture; to seize
HSK 5
犹 yóu (lit.) just like; as if 狂 kuáng mentally deranged; insane; mad 独 dú single; alone 猪 zhū pig; hog; swine (a domesticated mammal with a large head, long snout, small eyes, big ears, short limbs, and a fat body, raised for meat, hide, and bristles) 猴 hóu monkey (mammal resembling humans, with brown or grey fur, a tail, agile movements; omnivorous; commonly called 猴子)
HSK 6
犯 fàn to violate; to conflict with 狠 hěn fierce; cruel 狮 shī lion (large carnivorous mammal) 狼 láng wolf (a carnivorous mammal resembling a dog, with a long face, erect ears, yellowish or grayish-brown fur, and a drooping tail; nocturnal and fierce)
HSK 7
狈 bèi see 〖狼狈〗、〖狼狈为奸〗 狐 hú fox (a mammal with a pointed snout, triangular ears, and a bushy tail, typically reddish-yellow in colour; commonly called 狐狸) 狡 jiǎo cunning, crafty, deceitful 狭 xiá narrow; not wide (opposite of "广") 狱 yù prison; jail
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狸 li leopard cat (also called mountain cat, brownish-yellow fur with black markings) 猎 liè to hunt; to catch animals or birds 猖 chāng (lit.) rampant; ferocious; wanton and unruly 猛 měng fierce; ferocious 猩 xīng orangutan or chimpanzee; large ape with reddish-brown or black fur, long forelimbs, no tail, native to Sumatra and similar regions 猾 huá cunning, crafty, deceitful
1.2 虫 chóng — person with a certain trait (often derogatory or humorous)
虫 is a component in 28 characters
HSK 1
蛋 dàn egg (of birds, turtles, snakes, etc.); a shelled ovum that can hatch if fertilized
HSK 2
虽 suī although; even though (used in the first clause, often paired with 'but' in the second clause)
HSK 5
独 dú single; alone 蛇 shé snake; a legless, scaly reptile, often venomous 蝴 hú used in 蝴蝶 (butterfly): insect with large, colorful wings held upright at rest, slender abdomen, feeds on nectar; some larvae are pests, others prey on aphids 蝶 dié butterfly 触 chù to touch, bump into, or encounter
HSK 6
虹 hóng rainbow (colorful arc in the sky after rain, with seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet) 蚁 yǐ ant (small insect living in colonies, typically black, brown, or red, with threadlike or clubbed antennae and a narrow waist) 蚂 mǎ see "蚂蟥"; common name for leeches 蜂 fēng bee, wasp, or hornet; a hymenopteran insect with a venomous sting 蜜 mì honey, the thick sweet liquid produced by bees from flower nectar
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融 róng melt; soften when heated
HSK 7
浊 zhuó (of water, air, etc.) murky, impure, turbid — opposite of 清 烛 zhú candle, a wax object with a wick used for lighting 虾 xiā shrimp; prawn (aquatic arthropod with segmented body and thin transparent shell) 蚀 shí to lose; to damage; to deplete 蚊 wén mosquito
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蛀 zhù wood-boring or fabric-eating insect; moth; weevil 蛙 wā frog (amphibian that hatches from eggs as tadpoles, with no tail, long hind legs, short forelegs, and webbed toes; good at jumping and swimming; feeds on insects, beneficial to agriculture) 蛮 mán rude and unreasonable 蜡 là wax (solid fatty substance extracted from animals, plants, or petroleum) 蝇 yíng fly (insect); housefly 螃 páng crab (crustacean with a hard shell, claws, and sideways gait) 螺 luó snail or spiral-shelled mollusk (e.g. freshwater snail, conch, screw snail) 蟹 xiè crab; arthropod amphibious creature with a hard shell, clawed front legs, and a segmented abdomen 蠢 chǔn slow-witted, stupid, clumsy and inflexible 骚 sāo to disturb, to cause unrest

Stroke order

2 立 lì — to stand; to stand upright
立 is a component in 17 characters
HSK 2
位 wèi position; location 站 zhàn to stand upright with feet on the ground
HSK 3
接 jiē to approach; to come into contact with 音 yīn sound; pronunciation
HSK 4
亲 qīn related by blood or marriage; esp. parents 垃 lā used in 垃圾 (lājī): ① garbage, refuse ② (attributive) worthless or harmful 拉 lā to pull toward oneself or drag along 竞 jìng competition; to compete against each other 童 tóng child; young kid
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辛 xīn pungent; spicy
HSK 6
竖 shù upright, vertical, perpendicular to the ground (opposite of '横') 端 duān upright; proper 粒 lì small round or tiny fragment-shaped object
HSK 7
毅 yì resolute, firm and unwavering in purpose 泣 qì to weep silently or softly 竣 jùn to complete; to finish (a task or project) 竭 jié to exhaust, use up completely

立 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order