独自 (獨自)
dú zì
Pinyin

Definition

独自 (獨自)
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dú zì
  1. alone

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

来自
lái zì
  1. 1 to come from (a place)
  2. 2 From: (in email header)
自
zì
  1. 1 self
  2. 2 oneself
  3. 3 from
  4. 4 since
  5. 5 naturally
  6. 6 surely
自己
zì jǐ
  1. 1 oneself
  2. 2 one's own
出自
chū zì
  1. 1 to come from
各自
gè zì
  1. 1 each
  2. 2 respective
  3. 3 apiece

Idioms (20)

不敢自专
bù gǎn zì zhuān
  1. 1 not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
  1. 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
  1. 1 self-explanatory
  2. 2 self-evident (idiom)
任其自然
rèn qí zì rán
  1. 1 to let things take their course (idiom)
  2. 2 to leave it to nature
  3. 3 laissez-faire

Sample Sentences

他就是喜欢独自一人，所以压根儿不需要别人陪，也不会觉得寂寞。
tā jiùshì xǐhuan dúzì yī rén ，suǒyǐ yàgēnr bù xūyào biéren péi ，yě bùhuì juéde jìmò 。
He just likes to be alone, so he doesn't need others to accompany him at all, and he won't feel lonely.
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晚上驴友们一起弹吉他、唱歌、聊天，体验淳朴的生活，独自旅行的朋友在这里可以告别孤独的滋味了。
wǎnshang lǘyǒu men yīqǐ dàn jítā 、chànggē 、liáotiān ，tǐyàn chúnpǔ de shēnghuó ，dúzì lǚxíng de péngyou zài zhèlǐ kěyǐ gàobié gūdú de zīwèi le 。
In the evening, backpackers play guitar, sing, chat, and experience a simple life. Friends who travel alone can say goodbye to loneliness.
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撑着油纸伞，独自
chēng zhe yóuzhǐsǎn ，dúzì
Holding an oil-paper umbrella, alone
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去年双11的时候，我老婆独自在家疯狂网购，买买买，把我几张信用卡都刷爆了。今年我得回家看着她。
qùnián shuāngshíyī de shíhou ，wǒ lǎopó dúzì zài jiā fēngkuáng wǎnggòu ，mǎi mǎi mǎi ，bǎ wǒ jǐ zhāng xìnyòngkǎ dōu shuābào le 。jīnnián wǒ de huíjiā kānzhe tā 。
On Singles Day last year, my wife went nuts shopping online by herself. Buy buy buy. She maxed out a couple of my credit cards! I have to be at home to keep an eye on her.
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守着窗儿，独自怎生得黑？
shǒu zhe chuāngr ，dúzì zěnshēng de hēi ？
By the window, how can I get through to the dusk alone?
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我独自走过你身旁，
wǒ dúzì zǒu guo nǐ shēnpáng ，
I alone was walking beside you,
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发现小尤他们已经离开后，李探长便独自追踪那个黑影。
fāxiàn XiǎoYóu tāmen yǐjīng líkāi hòu ，Lǐ tànzhǎng biàn dúzì zhuīzōng nàge hēiyǐng 。
Upon realizing Xiao You and the others had already left, Detective Li began to pursue the shadow on his own.
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李探长独自追踪那个黑影，来到了一栋大楼里。
Lǐ tànzhǎng dúzì zhuīzōng nàge hēiyǐng ，láidào le yī dòng dàlóu lǐ 。
Detective Li followed the shadow alone, reaching the inside of a large building.
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独自
dúzì
alone
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还有好几本，但这不是重点。我怀上你以后，有一天他听说罗布���发现有生命迹象，第二天他就心一横，留下一封信就丢下我们全家，独自去了罗布泊，从此杳无音信！是死是活都不知道。这像是一个有良心的丈夫和父亲做的事吗？我一辈子都不会原谅他！
hái yǒu hǎo jǐ běn ，dàn zhè bù shì zhòngdiǎn 。wǒ huáishàng nǐ yǐhòu ，yǒu yī tiān tā tīngshuō Luóbùpō fāxiàn yǒu shēngmìng jìxiàng ，dì èr tiān tā jiù xīn yī héng ，liúxià yī fēng xìn jiù diūxià wǒmen quánjiā ，dúzì qù le Luóbùpō ，cóngcǐ yǎowúyīnxìn ！shì sǐ shì huó dōu bù zhīdào 。zhè xiàng shì yī ge yǒu liángxīn de zhàngfu hé fùqin zuò de shì ma ？wǒ yībèizi dōu bùhuì yuánliàng tā ！
There are lots of others. But that's not the important thing. After I got pregnant with you, he heard one day that traces of life had been discovered in the Lop Nor. The next day, he left us a letter and rushed off. He abandoned our family and went on his own to the Lop Nor. And there's never been a sign of him since! We don't even know if he's alive or dead. Does that seem like something a good husband and father would do? I'll never forgive him!
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