Chinese Character Dictionary

独独

dú dú

alone

独生

dú shēng

a single birth

独生女

dú shēng nu:3

an only daughter

独生子

dú shēng zĭ

only son

独生子女

dú shēng zĭ nu:3

an only child

独生子女政策

dú shēng zĭ nu:3 zhèng cè

the 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 bái

stage monologue

独眼龙

dú yăn lóng

one-eyed person

独秀

dú xiù

to surpass

独立

dú lì

independent

独立中文笔会

dú lì Zhōng wén bĭ huì

Independent Chinese PEN center

独立国家联合体

Dú lì guó jiā lián hé tĭ

Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union)

独立报

Dú lì Bào

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 zhŭ

independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination

独立选民

dú lì xuăn 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)

独联体

Dú lián tĭ

Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union)

独脚戏

dú jiăo xì

variant of 獨角戲|独角戏[dú jiăo xì]

独胆

dú dăn

individually courageous

独胆英雄

dú dăn yīng xióng

bold and courageous hero (idiom)

独自

dú zì

alone

独舞

dú wŭ

solo dance

独苗

dú miáo

only child

独处

dú chŭ

to live alone

独行

dú xíng

solitary

独行侠

dú xíng xiá

loner

独行其是

dú xíng qí shì

to go one's own way (idiom); to act independently without asking others

独裁

dú cái

dictatorship

独裁者

dú cái zhĕ

dictator

独角戏

dú jiăo xì

monodrama

独角兽

dú jiăo shòu

unicorn

独角鲸

dú jiăo jīng

narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

独语

dú yŭ

solo part (in opera)

独语句

dú yŭ jù

one-word sentence

独资

dú zī

wholly-owned (often by foreign company)

独身

dú shēn

unmarried

独轮车

dú lún chē

wheelbarrow

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 r

erhua variant of 獨院|独院[dú yuàn]

独霸

dú bà

lit. sole hegemony

独霸一方

dú bà yī fāng

to exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc)

独领风骚

dú lĭng fēng sāo

most outstanding

独体

dú tĭ

autonomous body

独体字

dú tĭ zì

a primary (independently formed) character - i.e. a pictogram 象形 or ideogram 指事

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

狯

kuài

crafty

猃

xiăn

long-snout dog

獬

xiè

see 獬豸[xiè zhì]

獬豸

xiè zhì

Xiezhi, mythical Chinese unicorn

狝

xiăn

to hunt in autumn (archaic)

獯

Xūn

see 獯鬻[Xūn yù]

獯鬻

Xūn yù

an ethnic group in ancient northern China

狞

níng

fierce-looking