Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 独

alone
independent
single
sole
only

solo dance

only (child); without siblings
to be the sole survivor

individually courageous

a daughter who is an only child

wholly-owned (often by foreign company)
exclusive investment

to drink alone

one family courtyard

to revere as sole orthodoxy
to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc)
to be dominant

unique; distinctive

double and single
allowed dispensation to have second child

to surpass
to stand above the crowd

to come up with (an innovation)
innovation

sole ruler
dictator

Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州 ( Qiánnánzhōu), Guizhou

unmarried; single
alone

all by oneself
without exterior help

lit. walking alone
prominent
unrivalled
outstanding

not only

alone

to live alone
to live a solitary existence

bereaved of one's only child

exclusive

to be divorced

to dominate over all others
to wield all the power
to reign supreme

to dominate (a market etc)
to monopolize

(computing) discrete GPU; dedicated GPU (abbr. for 獨立顯卡／独立显卡 (dulíxiǎnkǎ))

autonomous body
independent system

unification and independence

alone
by oneself
on one's own

original

dictatorship

independent
independence
to stand alone

belonging exclusively to
exclusively for
reserved to
special

not only
not merely

to hog
to keep everything for oneself

(in singing) solo
to solo

to decide alone without consultation
arbitrary
dictatorial

to monopolize

Dokdo (Japanese Takeshima 竹島／竹岛 ( Zhúdǎo)), disputed islands in Sea of Japan

solo part (in opera)
soliloquy

alone

Taiwan independence
(of Taiwan) to declare independence

to preserve a proper behavior in private life

solitary

stage monologue
soliloquy

to live alone
to spend time alone (or with a significant other)

only
solely
this one alone

only
just (i.e. it is only that...)
all except
unique

Hong Kong independence

only
unique

Tibetan Independence (movement)
abbr. for 西藏獨立運動／西藏独立运动

to own exclusively; unique to; specific
there is only

to monopolize
to control
to dominate

(of a building) detached

to have unique (talent, insight etc)

alone

only child
sole scion

lonely
solitary

sudoku (puzzle game)

Drung or Dulong ethnic group of northwest Yunnan

solo

a son who is an only child

a son who is an only child

dugout
canoe
kayak

narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

second generation only child

erhua variant of 獨院／独院 (dúyuàn)

monodrama
one-man show
comic talk

Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州 ( Qiánnánzhōu), Guizhou

autism

The Independent

Dushanzi District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市／克拉玛依市 ( Kèlāmǎyī Shì), Xinjiang

single-component character

variant of 獨角戲／独角戏 (dújiǎoxì)

Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921

single-log bridge
(fig.) difficult path

one-eyed person

unicorn

Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union)
abbr. for 獨立國家聯合體／独立国家联合体

Dulong river in northwest Yunnan on border with Myanmar, tributary of Salween or Nujiang 怒江, sometimes referred to as number four of Three parallel rivers 三江並流／三江并流, wildlife protection unit

loner
single person
bachelor

wheelbarrow
unicycle

one-word sentence

monazite

dúchuàngxìng

innovative; ingenious
originality; ingenuity

dictator
autocrat

a daughter who is an only child

dependent

to jump on one foot
to hop

to exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc)
to hold as one's personal fiefdom

independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination
to act independently
to maintain control over one's own affairs

incomparable
head and shoulders above the competition

(computing) discrete GPU; dedicated GPU (abbr. to 獨顯／独显 (duxián))

dúdǎnyīngxióng

bold and courageous hero (idiom)

dúlìzhànzhēng

war of independence

alone in the world (idiom)

to be unconventional
independence of action

dúchūxīncái

to display originality (idiom); to do things differently

dúduànzhuānxíng

to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
a law unto oneself

golden rooster stands on one leg (tai chi posture)
standing on one leg

to live apart from parents (of married couple)
to achieve independence

not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence
it's not the only case

dúshēngzǐnü

an only child

dúlìzuànshí

solitaire (puzzle)

guānguǎgūdú

lit. widowers, widows, orphans and the childless
fig. people with no one left to rely on

lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
to stand out
to develop one's own school
to have attitude of one's own

dúshǒukōngfáng

(of a married woman) to stay home alone

dúzhàn'áotóu

to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand)
to be the champion
to be the very best in any field

see 獨具隻眼／独具只眼 (dújùzhīyǎn)

dúxíngqíshì

to go one's own way (idiom); to act independently without asking others

to walk alone (idiom)

jiájiádúzào

creative
original

to see what others fail to see (idiom)
to have exceptional insight

Dúshānzǐ Qū

Dushanzi District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市／克拉玛依市 ( Kèlāmǎyī Shì), Xinjiang

shīdújiātíng

a family bereaved of its only child

to blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality

détiāndúhòu

blessed by heaven (idiom)
enjoying exceptional advantages
favored by nature

unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled
nothing compares with it

tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator

lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
fig. to be in a league of one's own
outstanding

dújùjiàngxīn

original and ingenious (idiom)
to show great creativity

dúlǎnshìchǎng

to monopolize a market

judicial independence

shuāngdúfūfù

a married couple allowed dispensation to have second child

dúlǐngfēngsāo

most outstanding
par excellence

dúlìxuǎnmín

independent voter

dúláidúwǎng

coming and going alone (idiom); a lone operator
keeping to oneself
unsociable
maverick

jiàngxīndúyùn

original and ingenious (idiom)
to show great creativity

dāngēndúmiáo

an only child

to have a unique style of one's own (idiom)

dúlìxuānyán

Declaration of Independence

tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator

qíngyǒudúzhōng

to have a special fondness (for sth)

Dúgū Qiúbài

Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸 ( Jīn Yōng) novels

dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucians (slogan of the Former Han dynasty)

dúdāngyīmiàn

to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section

to fight alone (idiom)

dúfàngyìcǎi

to project singular splendor or radiance
to perform brilliantly

dúduàndúxíng

to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
a law unto oneself

dúmùbùchénglín

独木不成林

[獨木不成林]

a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom)
one cannot accomplish much on one's own

jiǔgōnggéshùdú

九宫格数独

[九宮格數獨]

sudoku (puzzle game)

dúlì Zhōngwénbǐhuì

独立中文笔会

[獨立中文筆會]

Independent Chinese PEN center

dúshēngzǐnüzhèngcè

独生子女政策

[獨生子女政策]

one-child policy

Měiguó Dúlì Zhànzhēng

美国独立战争

[美國獨立戰爭]

American War of Independence (1775-1783)

wàishāngdúzīqǐyè

外商独资企业

[外商獨資企業]

wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE) (form of legal entity in China)
abbr. to 外資企業／外资企业 (wàizīqǐyè)

dúzàiyìxiāngwéiyìkè

独在异乡为异客

[獨在異鄉為異客]

a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維／王维 ( Wáng Wéi))

Dúlìguójiāliánhétǐ

独立国家联合体

[獨立國家聯合體]

Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union)

bàchùbǎijiā,dúzūnrúshù

罢黜百家，独尊儒术

[罷黜百家，獨尊儒術]

Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom)
sole dominant ideology

Gòngshān Dúlóngzú Nùzú Zìzhìxiàn

贡山独龙族怒族自治县

[貢山獨龍族怒族自治縣]

Gongshan Derung and Nu autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 ( Nùjiāng Lìsùzú Zìzhìzhōu) in northwest Yunnan

dānsībùchéngxiàn,dúmùbùchénglín

单丝不成线，独木不成林

[單絲不成線，獨木不成林]

(idiom) one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest

nǐzǒunǐde Yángguān Dào,wǒguòwǒdedúmùqiáo

你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥

[你走你的陽關道，我過我的獨木橋]

lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
you do it your way, I'll do it mine