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独自 (dú zì): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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独自

独自 (dú zì): Alone (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

独自 consists of 2 characters.

alone; single; only

self; oneself; from; since

Word Info

Pinyindú zì

Meaningalone

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 5

SyntaxAdverb

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 独自.

Words with 独

单独dān dúHSK 5
独特dú tèHSK 5
独立dú lìHSK 5
唯独wéi dúHSK 6
孤独gū dúHSK 6
独裁dú cáiHSK 6
得天独厚dé tiān dú hòuHSK 6
独家dú jiāHSK 7-9

Words with 自

自己zì jǐHSK 3
自行车zì xíng chēHSK 3
来自lái zìHSK 4
自习zì xíHSK 4
自信zì xìnHSK 4
自学zì xuéHSK 4
自然zì ránHSK 4
大自然

dà zì rán

HSK 4

3.

Example Sentences with 独自

tā他

hài害

pà怕

dú独

zì自

zǒu走

yè夜

lù路

。

He is afraid of walking alone at night.

tā他

xǐ喜

huan欢

dú独

zì自

zài在

gōng公

yuán园

lǐ里

shī失

bài败

hòu后

tā他

dú独

zì自

tiǎn舔

shāng伤

kǒu口

tā她

jù惧

pà怕

dú独

zì自

yì一

rén人

lǚ旅

xíng行

tā他

dú独

zì自

zài在

jiā家

gǎn感

dào到

jì寂

mò寞

tā他

nián年

qīng轻

shí时

dú独

zì自

chuǎng闯

dàng荡

jiāng江

lǎo老

rén人

dú独

zì自

shēng生

huó活

zài在

gū孤

jì寂

tā他

dú独

zì自

pǐn品

chá茶

，

yí怡

rán然

zì自

dé

tā她

xǐ喜

huan欢

dú独

zì自

zài在

gōng公

yuán园

sàn散

tā他

yì毅

rán然

jué决

dìng定

dú独

zì自

miàn面

duì对

sàn

散

bù步

。

He likes to take a walk alone in the park.

。

After failure, he licks his wounds alone.

。

She is afraid of traveling alone.

。

He feels lonely at home alone.

hú

湖

。

He ventured out alone when he was young.

zhōng

中

。

The old man lives alone in solitude.

得

。

He enjoys tea alone, happy and content.

bù

步

。

She likes to walk alone in the park

tiǎo

挑

zhàn战

。

He resolutely decided to face the challenge alone.