单 独 dān dú alone / by oneself / on one's own 独 自 dú zì alone 单 个 dān ge single / alone / individually / an odd one 孤 身 gū shēn alone / lonely 只 身 zhī shēn alone / by oneself 独 独 dú dú alone 孑 然 jié rán solitary / lonely / alone 独 alone / independent / single / sole / only 唯 only / alone / -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义[zhu3 yi4] or 論|论[lun4], e.g. 唯理論|唯理论[wei2 li3 lun4], rationalism) 仃 alone 茕 alone / desolate 惸 variant of 煢|茕[qiong2] / alone / desolate 一 个 人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance) / alone (without company) 挈 挈 qiè qiè alone / solitary 空 身 kōng shēn empty handed (carrying nothing) / alone 嬛 (literary) alone / solitary (variant of 惸[qiong2]) (variant of 煢|茕[qiong2]) 独 个 dú gè alone 独 立 dú lì independent / independence / to stand alone 何 况 hé kuàng let alone / to say nothing of / besides / what's more 别 说 bié shuō to say nothing of / not to mention / let alone 独 处 dú chǔ to live alone / to spend time alone (or with a significant other) 放 任 fàng rèn to ignore / to let alone / to indulge 孤 零 零 gū líng líng lone / isolated and without help / all alone / solitary 惟 独 wéi dú only / solely / this one alone 独 居 dú jū to live alone / to live a solitary existence 无 独 有 偶 wú dú yǒu ǒu not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.) / not a unique occurrence / it's not the only case 落 单 luò dān to be on one's own / to be left alone / to be left out 独 步 dú bù lit. walking alone / prominent / unrivalled / outstanding 独 来 独 往 dú lái dú wǎng coming and going alone (idiom) / a lone operator / keeping to oneself / unsociable / maverick 放 羊 fàng yáng to tend a flock of sheep / to let sheep out to pasture / fig. to throw off the reins / to leave sb alone / acting freely and irresponsibly 遑 论 huáng lùn let alone / not to mention 独 断 dú duàn to decide alone without consultation / arbitrary / dictatorial 独 酌 dú zhuó to drink alone 伶 仃 líng dīng alone and helpless / also written 零丁 独 断 独 行 dú duàn dú xíng to decide and act alone (idiom) / to take arbitrary action / a law unto oneself 单 刀 赴 会 dān dāo fù huì lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom) / fig. to go alone into enemy lines 孑 all alone 阒 quiet / to live alone 踽 hunchbacked / walk alone 独 断 专 行 dú duàn zhuān xíng to decide and act alone (idiom) / to take arbitrary action / a law unto oneself 踽 踽 独 行 jǔ jǔ dú xíng to walk alone (idiom) 孑 然 一 身 jié rán yī shēn to be all alone in the world 孤 身 只 影 gū shēn zhī yǐng lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company / to be all alone (idiom) 泥 菩 萨 过 江 ní pú sà guò jiāng a clay Bodhisattva fording a river / unable to save oneself, let alone others 茕 茕 孑 立 qióng qióng jié lì to stand all alone 顾 影 自 怜 gù yǐng zì lián lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom) / fig. alone and dejected 一 个 巴 掌 拍 不 响 yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb) / fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute / it takes two to tango / it's difficult to achieve anything without support 一 木 难 支 yī mù nán zhī lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom) / fig. one is helpless alone 孑 立 jié lì to be alone / to stand in isolation 孑 影 孤 单 jié yǐng gū dān to be all alone by oneself 孑 立 无 依 jié lì wú yī to stand alone / to have no one to rely on 孑 身 jié shēn all by oneself / all alone 孤 孑 特 立 gū jié tè lì to be all alone in the world 孤 征 gū zhēng to act on one's own / to fight alone 守 空 房 shǒu kōng fáng to stay home alone (of married woman) 莫 讲 mò jiǎng let alone / not to speak of (all the others) 孤 独 于 世 gū dú yú shì alone in the world (idiom) 孤 寒 gū hán alone and poor / humble / (Cantonese) miserly 泥 菩 萨 过 江 ， 自 身 难 保 ní pú sà guò jiāng , zì shēn nán bǎo like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety / unable to save oneself, let alone others 单 打 独 斗 dān dǎ dú dòu to fight alone (idiom) 独 守 空 房 dú shǒu kōng fáng (of a married woman) to stay home alone 自 游 zì yóu to travel alone (i.e. not with a tourist group) 自 谋 出 路 zì móu chū lù (idiom) to take matters into one's own hands / to go it alone / to fend for oneself / to find one's own way forward (esp. to find oneself a job)
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