独立 (獨立)
dú lì
Pinyin
Definition
独立 (獨立)
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- independent
- independence
- to stand alone
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
三十而立
- 1 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
势不两立
- 1 the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
- 2 incompatible standpoints
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
- 1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
- 2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
- 3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too
坐立不安
- 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
- 2 restless
- 3 fidgety
坐立难安
- 1 unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
Sample Sentences
所以我才坚持我一定要经济独立!不是所有的男人都可以理解家务劳动的价值,偏偏他们又死性不改,所以我绝对不能让步!
So that’s why I insist on my financial independence! Not all men understand the value of housework, and they’re all old dogs who can’t change their tricks, so I really can’t give an inch!
其实啊,中国女性真正经济人格独立的屈指可数。在痛苦不堪的婚姻下她们多半还是会选择默默忍受。
Actually, you can count on your fingers the number of Chinese women who are financially and emotionally independent. However miserable their marriages, most of them still choose to put up with it in silence.
女性的自我成长太重要了,努力提高自我意识,实现自我价值和经济独立,那么无论做出什么选择都可以活得潇洒自在,丰富美好。
Personal growth is so important for women, to raise their self-awareness, in order to realize their self-worth and financial independence, so that whatever choice they make they will live at ease, rich and beautiful.
好,那么今天开始,我要再次学习独立思考。全盘接受和否定都不可取。
OK, then from today onwards, I will try to improve on my ability to think independently. So I won't accept or deny things based on generalizations.
英国脱离欧盟应该说有很多方面的原因,从历史的角度来说,这和英国从十九世纪开始,就奉行对欧洲大陆事务不予干涉的独立政策息息相关。
You could say that there are many reasons for the UK to leave the EU. Historically speaking, this closely relates to Britain's pursuit of an independent policy of non-interference in European continental affairs from the 19th Century onwards.
说好以后一起合租,你倒自己先独立了。
We agreed to co-share but you went independent and moved out first.
英国广播公司和英国独立电视公司已确认,打算今年年底联合推出流媒体平台BritBox,以抗衡美国流媒体巨头奈飞。越来越多的观众舍弃传统广播电视渠道,希望在流媒体平台观看到及时更新的节目。
The BBC and the British independent television company have confirmed that they intend to jointly launch the streaming media platform BritBox at the end of this year to counter the US streaming media giant Netflix. More and more viewers are abandoning the traditional radio and television channels to watch programs on the streaming media platform.
给予女性经济独立的权利
giving women the right to financial independence
没错,除了这个原因以外,中国的年轻人也越来越喜欢独立自由的生活,不想成为孩奴啊。
That's right, as well as this, young people in China like independence and freedom more and more, so they don't want to become a slave to their children.
爸!你让我试试看独立生活嘛。
Dad! Let me experience being independent.