| 獨 | [ dú ] alone, independent, single, sole, only |
| 獨一 | [ dú yī ] only, unique |
| 獨一無二 | [ dú yī wú èr ] unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled, nothing compares with it |
| 獨二代 | [ dú èr daì ] second generation only child |
| 獨人秀 | [ dú rén xiù ] one-man show |
| 獨佔 | [ dú zhàn ] to monopolize, to control, to dominate |
| 獨佔鰲頭 | [ dú zhàn aó toú ] 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 |
| 獨來獨往 | [ dú laí dú wǎng ] coming and going alone (idiom); a lone operator, keeping to oneself, unsociable, maverick |
| 獨個 | [ dú gè ] alone |
| 獨具 | [ dú jù ] to have unique (talent, insight etc) |
| 獨具匠心 | [ dú jù jiàng xīn ] original and ingenious (idiom), to show great creativity |
| 獨具隻眼 | [ dú jù zhī yǎn ] to see what others fail to see (idiom), to have exceptional insight |
| 獨出一時 | [ dú chū yī shí ] incomparable, head and shoulders above the competition |
| 獨出心裁 | [ dú chū xīn caí ] to display originality (idiom); to do things differently |
| 獨到 | [ dú daò ] original |
| 獨創 | [ dú chuàng ] to come up with (an innovation), innovation |
| 獨創性 | [ dú chuàng xìng ] innovative, ingenious, originality, ingenuity |
| 獨力 | [ dú lì ] all by oneself, without exterior help |
| 獨吞 | [ dú tūn ] to hog, to keep everything for oneself |
| 獨唱 | [ dú chàng ] (in singing) solo, to solo |
| 獨在異鄉為異客 | [ dú zaì yì xiāng weí yì kè ] a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[Wang2 Wei2]) |
| 獨大 | [ dú dà ] to dominate over all others, to wield all the power, to reign supreme |
| 獨夫 | [ dú fū ] sole ruler, dictator |
| 獨夫民賊 | [ dú fū mín zeí ] tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator |
| 獨奏 | [ dú zoù ] solo |
| 獨子 | [ dú zǐ ] only son |
| 獨孤求敗 | [ dú gū qiú baì ] Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸[Jin1 Yong1] novels |
| 獨守空房 | [ dú shoǔ kōng fáng ] (of a married woman) to stay home alone |
| 獨家 | [ dú jiā ] exclusive |
| 獨尊 | [ dú zūn ] to revere as sole orthodoxy, to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc), to be dominant |
| 獨尊儒術 | [ dú zūn rú shù ] dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucians (slogan of the Former Han dynasty) |
| 獨居 | [ dú jū ] to live alone, to live a solitary existence |
| 獨居石 | [ dú jū shí ] monazite |
| 獨屬 | [ dú shǔ ] belonging exclusively to, exclusively for, reserved to, special |
| 獨山 | [ dú shān ] Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou |
| 獨山子 | [ dú shān zǐ ] Dushanzi District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[Ke4 la1 ma3 yi1 Shi4], Xinjiang |
| 獨山子區 | [ dú shān zǐ qū ] Dushanzi District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[Ke4 la1 ma3 yi1 Shi4], Xinjiang |
| 獨山縣 | [ dú shān xiàn ] Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou |
| 獨島 | [ dú daǒ ] Dokdo (Japanese Takeshima 竹島|竹岛[Zhu2 dao3]), disputed islands in Sea of Japan |
| 獨攬 | [ dú lǎn ] to monopolize |
| 獨攬市場 | [ dú lǎn shì chǎng ] to monopolize a market |
| 獨放異彩 | [ dú fàng yì caǐ ] to project singular splendor or radiance, to perform brilliantly |
| 獨斷 | [ dú duàn ] to decide alone without consultation, arbitrary, dictatorial |
| 獨斷專行 | [ dú duàn zhuān xíng ] to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action, a law unto oneself |
| 獨斷獨行 | [ dú duàn dú xíng ] to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action, a law unto oneself |
| 獨有 | [ dú yoǔ ] to own exclusively, unique to, specific, there is only |
| 獨木不成林 | [ dú mù bù chéng lín ] a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom), one cannot accomplish much on one's own |
| 獨木橋 | [ dú mù ] single-log bridge, (fig.) difficult path |
| 獨木舟 | [ dú mù zhoū ] dugout, canoe, kayak |
| 獨棟 | [ dú dòng ] (of a building) detached |
| 獨樹一幟 | [ dú shù yī zhì ] 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 |
| 獨樹一格 | [ dú shù yī gé ] to have a unique style of one's own (idiom) |
| 獨步 | [ dú bù ] lit. walking alone, prominent, unrivalled, outstanding |
| 獨特 | [ dú tè ] unique, distinct, having special characteristics |
| 獨獨 | [ dú dú ] alone |
| 獨生 | [ dú shēng ] only (child), to be the sole survivor |
| 獨生女 | [ dú shēng nǚ ] an only daughter |
| 獨生子 | [ dú shēng zǐ ] only son |
| 獨生子女 | [ dú shēng zǐ nǚ ] an only child |
| 獨生子女政策 | [ dú shēng zǐ nǚ zhèng cè ] one-child policy |
| 獨當一面 | [ dú dāng yī miàn ] to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section |
| 獨白 | [ dú baí ] stage monologue, soliloquy |
| 獨眼龍 | [ dú yǎn lóng ] one-eyed person |
| 獨秀 | [ dú xiù ] to surpass, to stand above the crowd |
| 獨立 | [ dú lì ] independent, independence, to stand alone |
| 獨立中文筆會 | [ dú lì zhōng wén bǐ huì ] Independent Chinese PEN center |
| 獨立國家聯合體 | [ dú lì guó jiā lián hé tǐ ] Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union) |
| 獨立報 | [ dú lì baò ] The Independent |
| 獨立宣言 | [ dú lì xuān yán ] Declaration of Independence |
| 獨立戰爭 | [ dú lì zhàn zhēng ] war of independence |
| 獨立自主 | [ dú lì zì zhǔ ] independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination, to act independently, to maintain control over one's own affairs |
| 獨立選民 | [ dú lì xuǎn mín ] independent voter |
| 獨立鑽石 | [ dú lì zuàn shí ] solitaire (puzzle) |
| 獨立門戶 | [ dú lì mén hù ] to live apart from parents (of married couple), to achieve independence |
| 獨聯體 | [ dú lián tǐ ] Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union), abbr. for 獨立國家聯合體|独立国家联合体 |
| 獨腳戲 | [ dú xì ] variant of 獨角戲|独角戏[du2 jiao3 xi4] |
| 獨腳跳 | [ dú ] to jump on one foot, to hop |
| 獨膽 | [ dú dǎn ] individually courageous |
| 獨膽英雄 | [ dú dǎn yīng xióng ] bold and courageous hero (idiom) |
| 獨自 | [ dú zì ] alone |
| 獨舞 | [ dú wǔ ] solo dance |
| 獨苗 | [ dú ] only child, sole scion |
| 獨處 | [ dú chǔ ] to live alone, to spend time alone (or with a significant other) |
| 獨行 | [ dú xíng ] solitary |
| 獨行俠 | [ dú xíng xiá ] loner, single person, bachelor |
| 獨行其是 | [ dú xíng qí shì ] to go one's own way (idiom); to act independently without asking others |
| 獨裁 | [ dú caí ] dictatorship |
| 獨裁者 | [ dú caí zhě ] dictator, autocrat |
| 獨角戲 | [ dú xì ] monodrama, one-man show, comic talk |
| 獨角獸 | [ dú shoù ] unicorn |
| 獨角鯨 | [ dú jīng ] narwhal (Monodon monoceros) |
| 獨語 | [ dú yǔ ] solo part (in opera), soliloquy |
| 獨語句 | [ dú yǔ jù ] one-word sentence |
| 獨資 | [ dú zī ] wholly-owned (often by foreign company), exclusive investment |
| 獨身 | [ dú shēn ] unmarried, single |
| 獨輪車 | [ dú lún chē ] wheelbarrow, unicycle |
| 獨辟蹊徑 | [ dú pì xī jìng ] to blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality |
| 獨酌 | [ dú zhuó ] to drink alone |
| 獨院 | [ dú yuàn ] one family courtyard |
| 獨院兒 | [ dú yuàn ] erhua variant of 獨院|独院[du2 yuan4] |
| 獨霸 | [ dú bà ] to dominate (a market etc), to monopolize |
| 獨霸一方 | [ dú bà yī fāng ] to exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc), to hold as one's personal fiefdom |
| 獨領風騷 | [ dú lǐng fēng saō ] most outstanding, par excellence |
| 獨體 | [ dú tǐ ] autonomous body, independent system |
| 獨體字 | [ dú tǐ zì ] single-component character |
| 獨龍 | [ dú lóng ] Drung or Dulong ethnic group of northwest Yunnan |
| 獨龍江 | [ dú lóng jiāng ] 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 |
| ⇒ 一枝獨秀 | [ yī zhī dú xiù ] lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom), fig. to be in a league of one's own, outstanding |
| ⇒ 不獨 | [ bù dú ] not only |
| ⇒ 九宮格數獨 | [ jiǔ gōng gé shù dú ] sudoku (puzzle game) |
| ⇒ 你走你的陽關道，我過我的獨木橋 | [ nǐ zoǔ nǐ de yáng guān daò wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù ] 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 |
| ⇒ 匠心獨運 | [ jiàng xīn dú yùn ] original and ingenious (idiom), to show great creativity |
| ⇒ 台獨 | [ taí dú ] Taiwan independence, (of Taiwan) to declare independence |
| ⇒ 司法獨立 | [ sī fǎ dú lì ] judicial independence |
| ⇒ 唯獨 | [ weí dú ] only, just (i.e. it is only that...), all except, unique |
| ⇒ 單打獨鬥 | [ dān dǎ dú doù ] to fight alone (idiom) |
| ⇒ 單根獨苗 | [ dān gēn dú ] an only child |
| ⇒ 單獨 | [ dān dú ] alone, by oneself, on one's own |
| ⇒ 單絲不成線，獨木不成林 | [ dān sī bù chéng xiàn dú mù bù chéng lín ] one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom) |
| ⇒ 外商獨資企業 | [ waì shāng dú zī qǐ yè ] wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE) (form of legal entity in China), abbr. to 外資企業|外资企业[wai4 zi1 qi3 ye4] |
| ⇒ 失獨 | [ shī dú ] bereaved of one's only child |
| ⇒ 失獨家庭 | [ shī dú jiā tíng ] a family bereaved of its only child |
| ⇒ 孤獨 | [ gū dú ] lonely, solitary |
| ⇒ 孤獨於世 | [ gū dú yú shì ] alone in the world (idiom) |
| ⇒ 孤獨症 | [ gū dú zhèng ] autism |
| ⇒ 得天獨厚 | [ dé tiān dú hoù ] blessed by heaven (idiom), enjoying exceptional advantages, favored by nature |
| ⇒ 情有獨鍾 | [ qíng yoǔ dú zhōng ] to have a special fondness (for sth) |
| ⇒ 惟獨 | [ weí dú ] only, solely, this one alone |
| ⇒ 慎獨 | [ shèn dú ] to preserve a proper behavior in private life |
| ⇒ 戛戛獨造 | [ jiá jiá dú zaò ] creative, original |
| ⇒ 數獨 | [ shù dú ] sudoku (puzzle game) |
| ⇒ 民賊獨夫 | [ mín zeí dú fū ] tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator |
| ⇒ 港獨 | [ gǎng dú ] Hong Kong independence |
| ⇒ 無獨有偶 | [ wú dú yoǔ oǔ ] not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence, it's not the only case |
| ⇒ 特立獨行 | [ tè lì dú xíng ] to be unconventional, independence of action |
| ⇒ 獨來獨往 | [ dú laí dú wǎng ] coming and going alone (idiom); a lone operator, keeping to oneself, unsociable, maverick |
| ⇒ 獨斷獨行 | [ dú duàn dú xíng ] to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action, a law unto oneself |
| ⇒ 獨獨 | [ dú dú ] alone |
| ⇒ 統獨 | [ tǒng dú ] unification and independence |
| ⇒ 罷黜百家，獨尊儒術 | [ bà chù baǐ jiā dú zūn rú shù ] Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom), sole dominant ideology |
| ⇒ 美國獨立戰爭 | [ meǐ guó dú lì zhàn zhēng ] American War of Independence (1775-1783) |
| ⇒ 藏獨 | [ zàng dú ] Tibetan Independence (movement), abbr. for 西藏獨立運動|西藏独立运动 |
| ⇒ 貢山獨龍族怒族自治縣 | [ gòng shān dú lóng zú nù zú zì zhì xiàn ] Gongshan Derung and Nu autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan |
| ⇒ 踽踽獨行 | [ jǔ jǔ dú xíng ] to walk alone (idiom) |
| ⇒ 金雞獨立 | [ jīn jī dú lì ] golden rooster stands on one leg (tai chi posture), standing on one leg |
| ⇒ 陳獨秀 | [ chén dú xiù ] Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921 |
| ⇒ 隻眼獨具 | [ zhī yǎn dú jù ] see 獨具隻眼|独具只眼[du2 ju4 zhi1 yan3] |
| ⇒ 雙獨 | [ shuāng dú ] double and single, allowed dispensation to have second child |
| ⇒ 雙獨夫婦 | [ shuāng dú fū fù ] a married couple allowed dispensation to have second child |
| ⇒ 離獨 | [ lí dú ] to be divorced |
| ⇒ 非獨 | [ feī dú ] not only, not merely |
| ⇒ 非獨立 | [ feī dú lì ] dependent |
| ⇒ 鰥寡孤獨 | [ guān guǎ gū dú ] lit. widowers, widows, orphans and the childless, fig. people with no one left to rely on |