1 lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
2 fig. to be in a league of one's own
3 outstanding
一箭双雕
yī jiàn shuāng diāo
1 lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)
2 to kill two birds with one stone
你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
匠心独运
jiàng xīn dú yùn
1 original and ingenious (idiom)
2 to show great creativity
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
1 both fame and fortune (idiom)
2 both virtue and reward
单打独斗
dān dǎ dú dòu
1 to fight alone (idiom)
单丝不成线,独木不成林
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín
1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
孤独于世
gū dú yú shì
1 alone in the world (idiom)
寡二少双
guǎ èr shǎo shuāng
1 peerless
2 second to none (idiom)
得天独厚
dé tiān dú hòu
1 blessed by heaven (idiom)
2 enjoying exceptional advantages
3 favored by nature
才貌双全
cái mào shuāng quán
1 talented and good-looking (idiom)
文武双全
wén wǔ shuāng quán
1 well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier
2 master of pen and sword
比翼双飞
bǐ yì shuāng fēi
1 lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom)
2 fig. two hearts beating as one
3 name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish
民贼独夫
mín zéi dú fū
1 tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
无独有偶
wú dú yǒu ǒu
1 not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence
2 it's not the only case
独一无二
dú yī wú èr
1 unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled
2 nothing compares with it
独占鳌头
dú zhàn áo tóu
1 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)