| 独 | [ dú ] alone, independent, single, sole, only |
| 独一 | [ dú yī ] only, unique |
| 独一无二 | [ dú yī wú èr ] unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled, nothing compares with it |
| 独二代 | [ dú èr daì ] second generation only child |
| 独人秀 | [ dú rén xiù ] one-man show |
| 独占 | [ dú zhàn ] to monopolize, to control, to dominate |
| 独占鳌头 | [ 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 |
| 独来独往 | [ dú laí dú wǎng ] coming and going alone (idiom); a lone operator, keeping to oneself, unsociable, maverick |
| 独个 | [ dú gè ] alone |
| 独具 | [ dú jù ] to have unique (talent, insight etc) |
| 独具匠心 | [ dú jù jiàng xīn ] original and ingenious (idiom), to show great creativity |
| 独具只眼 | [ dú jù zhī yǎn ] to see what others fail to see (idiom), to have exceptional insight |
| 独出一时 | [ dú chū yī shí ] incomparable, head and shoulders above the competition |
| 独出心裁 | [ dú chū xīn caí ] to display originality (idiom); to do things differently |
| 独到 | [ dú daò ] original |
| 独创 | [ dú chuàng ] to come up with (an innovation), innovation |
| 独创性 | [ dú chuàng xìng ] innovative, ingenious, originality, ingenuity |
| 独力 | [ dú lì ] all by oneself, without exterior help |
| 独吞 | [ dú tūn ] to hog, to keep everything for oneself |
| 独唱 | [ dú chàng ] (in singing) solo, to solo |
| 独在异乡为异客 | [ 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]) |
| 独大 | [ dú dà ] to dominate over all others, to wield all the power, to reign supreme |
| 独夫 | [ dú fū ] sole ruler, dictator |
| 独夫民贼 | [ dú fū mín zeí ] tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator |
| 独奏 | [ dú zoù ] solo |
| 独子 | [ dú zǐ ] only son |
| 独孤求败 | [ dú gū qiú baì ] Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸[Jin1 Yong1] novels |
| 独守空房 | [ dú shoǔ kōng fáng ] (of a married woman) to stay home alone |
| 独家 | [ dú jiā ] exclusive |
| 独尊 | [ dú zūn ] to revere as sole orthodoxy, to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc), to be dominant |
| 独尊儒术 | [ dú zūn rú shù ] dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucians (slogan of the Former Han dynasty) |
| 独居 | [ dú jū ] to live alone, to live a solitary existence |
| 独居石 | [ dú jū shí ] monazite |
| 独属 | [ dú shǔ ] belonging exclusively to, exclusively for, reserved to, special |
| 独山 | [ dú shān ] Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou |
| 独山子 | [ dú shān zǐ ] Dushanzi District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[Ke4 la1 ma3 yi1 Shi4], Xinjiang |
| 独山子区 | [ 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 |
| 独山县 | [ dú shān xiàn ] Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou |
| 独岛 | [ dú daǒ ] Dokdo (Japanese Takeshima 竹島|竹岛[Zhu2 dao3]), disputed islands in Sea of Japan |
| 独揽 | [ dú lǎn ] to monopolize |
| 独揽市场 | [ dú lǎn shì chǎng ] to monopolize a market |
| 独放异彩 | [ dú fàng yì caǐ ] to project singular splendor or radiance, to perform brilliantly |
| 独断 | [ dú duàn ] to decide alone without consultation, arbitrary, dictatorial |
| 独断专行 | [ dú duàn zhuān xíng ] to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action, a law unto oneself |
| 独断独行 | [ dú duàn dú xíng ] to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action, a law unto oneself |
| 独有 | [ dú yoǔ ] to own exclusively, unique to, specific, there is only |
| 独木不成林 | [ dú mù bù chéng lín ] a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom), one cannot accomplish much on one's own |
| 独木桥 | [ dú mù ] single-log bridge, (fig.) difficult path |
| 独木舟 | [ dú mù zhoū ] dugout, canoe, kayak |
| 独栋 | [ dú dòng ] (of a building) detached |
| 独树一帜 | [ 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 |
| 独树一格 | [ dú shù yī gé ] to have a unique style of one's own (idiom) |
| 独步 | [ dú bù ] lit. walking alone, prominent, unrivalled, outstanding |
| 独特 | [ dú tè ] unique, distinct, having special characteristics |
| 独独 | [ dú dú ] alone |
| 独生 | [ dú shēng ] only (child), to be the sole survivor |
| 独生女 | [ dú shēng nǚ ] an only daughter |
| 独生子 | [ dú shēng zǐ ] only son |
| 独生子女 | [ dú shēng zǐ nǚ ] an only child |
| 独生子女政策 | [ dú shēng zǐ nǚ zhèng cè ] one-child policy |
| 独当一面 | [ dú dāng yī miàn ] to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section |
| 独白 | [ dú baí ] stage monologue, soliloquy |
| 独眼龙 | [ dú yǎn lóng ] one-eyed person |
| 独秀 | [ dú xiù ] to surpass, to stand above the crowd |
| 独立 | [ dú lì ] independent, independence, to stand alone |
| 独立中文笔会 | [ dú lì zhōng wén bǐ huì ] Independent Chinese PEN center |
| 独立国家联合体 | [ dú lì guó jiā lián hé tǐ ] Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union) |
| 独立报 | [ dú lì baò ] The Independent |
| 独立宣言 | [ dú lì xuān yán ] Declaration of Independence |
| 独立战争 | [ dú lì zhàn zhēng ] war of independence |
| 独立自主 | [ dú lì zì zhǔ ] independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination, to act independently, to maintain control over one's own affairs |
| 独立选民 | [ dú lì xuǎn mín ] independent voter |
| 独立钻石 | [ dú lì zuàn shí ] solitaire (puzzle) |
| 独立门户 | [ dú lì mén hù ] to live apart from parents (of married couple), to achieve independence |
| 独联体 | [ 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 |
| 独脚戏 | [ dú xì ] variant of 獨角戲|独角戏[du2 jiao3 xi4] |
| 独脚跳 | [ dú ] to jump on one foot, to hop |
| 独胆 | [ dú dǎn ] individually courageous |
| 独胆英雄 | [ dú dǎn yīng xióng ] bold and courageous hero (idiom) |
| 独自 | [ dú zì ] alone |
| 独舞 | [ dú wǔ ] solo dance |
| 独苗 | [ dú ] only child, sole scion |
| 独处 | [ dú chǔ ] to live alone, to spend time alone (or with a significant other) |
| 独行 | [ dú xíng ] solitary |
| 独行侠 | [ dú xíng xiá ] loner, single person, bachelor |
| 独行其是 | [ dú xíng qí shì ] to go one's own way (idiom); to act independently without asking others |
| 独裁 | [ dú caí ] dictatorship |
| 独裁者 | [ dú caí zhě ] dictator, autocrat |
| 独角戏 | [ dú xì ] monodrama, one-man show, comic talk |
| 独角兽 | [ dú shoù ] unicorn |
| 独角鲸 | [ dú jīng ] narwhal (Monodon monoceros) |
| 独语 | [ dú yǔ ] solo part (in opera), soliloquy |
| 独语句 | [ dú yǔ jù ] one-word sentence |
| 独资 | [ dú zī ] wholly-owned (often by foreign company), exclusive investment |
| 独身 | [ dú shēn ] unmarried, single |
| 独轮车 | [ dú lún chē ] wheelbarrow, unicycle |
| 独辟蹊径 | [ dú pì xī jìng ] to blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality |
| 独酌 | [ dú zhuó ] to drink alone |
| 独院 | [ dú yuàn ] one family courtyard |
| 独院儿 | [ dú yuàn ] erhua variant of 獨院|独院[du2 yuan4] |
| 独霸 | [ dú bà ] to dominate (a market etc), to monopolize |
| 独霸一方 | [ dú bà yī fāng ] to exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc), to hold as one's personal fiefdom |
| 独领风骚 | [ dú lǐng fēng saō ] most outstanding, par excellence |
| 独体 | [ dú tǐ ] autonomous body, independent system |
| 独体字 | [ dú tǐ zì ] single-component character |
| 独龙 | [ dú lóng ] Drung or Dulong ethnic group of northwest Yunnan |
| 独龙江 | [ 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 |
| ⇒ 一枝独秀 | [ 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 |
| ⇒ 不独 | [ bù dú ] not only |
| ⇒ 九宫格数独 | [ jiǔ gōng gé shù dú ] sudoku (puzzle game) |
| ⇒ 你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥 | [ 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 |
| ⇒ 匠心独运 | [ jiàng xīn dú yùn ] original and ingenious (idiom), to show great creativity |
| ⇒ 台独 | [ taí dú ] Taiwan independence, (of Taiwan) to declare independence |
| ⇒ 司法独立 | [ sī fǎ dú lì ] judicial independence |
| ⇒ 唯独 | [ weí dú ] only, just (i.e. it is only that...), all except, unique |
| ⇒ 单打独斗 | [ dān dǎ dú doù ] to fight alone (idiom) |
| ⇒ 单根独苗 | [ dān gēn dú ] an only child |
| ⇒ 单独 | [ dān dú ] alone, by oneself, on one's own |
| ⇒ 单丝不成线，独木不成林 | [ 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) |
| ⇒ 外商独资企业 | [ 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] |
| ⇒ 失独 | [ shī dú ] bereaved of one's only child |
| ⇒ 失独家庭 | [ shī dú jiā tíng ] a family bereaved of its only child |
| ⇒ 孤独 | [ gū dú ] lonely, solitary |
| ⇒ 孤独于世 | [ gū dú yú shì ] alone in the world (idiom) |
| ⇒ 孤独症 | [ gū dú zhèng ] autism |
| ⇒ 得天独厚 | [ dé tiān dú hoù ] blessed by heaven (idiom), enjoying exceptional advantages, favored by nature |
| ⇒ 情有独钟 | [ qíng yoǔ dú zhōng ] to have a special fondness (for sth) |
| ⇒ 惟独 | [ weí dú ] only, solely, this one alone |
| ⇒ 慎独 | [ shèn dú ] to preserve a proper behavior in private life |
| ⇒ 戛戛独造 | [ jiá jiá dú zaò ] creative, original |
| ⇒ 数独 | [ shù dú ] sudoku (puzzle game) |
| ⇒ 民贼独夫 | [ mín zeí dú fū ] tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator |
| ⇒ 港独 | [ gǎng dú ] Hong Kong independence |
| ⇒ 无独有偶 | [ wú dú yoǔ oǔ ] not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence, it's not the only case |
| ⇒ 特立独行 | [ tè lì dú xíng ] to be unconventional, independence of action |
| ⇒ 独来独往 | [ dú laí dú wǎng ] coming and going alone (idiom); a lone operator, keeping to oneself, unsociable, maverick |
| ⇒ 独断独行 | [ dú duàn dú xíng ] to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action, a law unto oneself |
| ⇒ 独独 | [ dú dú ] alone |
| ⇒ 统独 | [ tǒng dú ] unification and independence |
| ⇒ 罢黜百家，独尊儒术 | [ bà chù baǐ jiā dú zūn rú shù ] Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom), sole dominant ideology |
| ⇒ 美国独立战争 | [ meǐ guó dú lì zhàn zhēng ] American War of Independence (1775-1783) |
| ⇒ 藏独 | [ zàng dú ] Tibetan Independence (movement), abbr. for 西藏獨立運動|西藏独立运动 |
| ⇒ 贡山独龙族怒族自治县 | [ 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 |
| ⇒ 踽踽独行 | [ jǔ jǔ dú xíng ] to walk alone (idiom) |
| ⇒ 金鸡独立 | [ jīn jī dú lì ] golden rooster stands on one leg (tai chi posture), standing on one leg |
| ⇒ 陈独秀 | [ chén dú xiù ] Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921 |
| ⇒ 只眼独具 | [ zhī yǎn dú jù ] see 獨具隻眼|独具只眼[du2 ju4 zhi1 yan3] |
| ⇒ 双独 | [ shuāng dú ] double and single, allowed dispensation to have second child |
| ⇒ 双独夫妇 | [ shuāng dú fū fù ] a married couple allowed dispensation to have second child |
| ⇒ 离独 | [ lí dú ] to be divorced |
| ⇒ 非独 | [ feī dú ] not only, not merely |
| ⇒ 非独立 | [ feī dú lì ] dependent |
| ⇒ 鳏寡孤独 | [ guān guǎ gū dú ] lit. widowers, widows, orphans and the childless, fig. people with no one left to rely on |
