單獨 [单独]

Jyutping daan1 duk6
Pinyin dān dú

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. alone
  2. by oneself
  3. on one's own
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    自己​一個​；​獨立​出​嚟​噉
    alone; on one's own; in isolation
    • 單獨噉睇
      单独噉睇
      daan1 duk6 gam2 tai2
      to look at something in isolation
    • 單獨面對一連串嘅重大改變
      单独面对一连串嘅重大改变
      daan1 duk6 min6 deoi3 jat1 lin4 cyun3 ge3 zung6 daai6 goi2 bin3
      to face a series of significant changes on one's own
    • 我想單獨同佢傾一傾。
      我想单独同佢倾一倾。
      ngo5 soeng2 daan1 duk6 tung4 keoi5 king1 jat1 king1.
      I want to have a little chat with him alone.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    individual; single; respective; independent
    (syn.) 個別, 个别
  2. adv
    alone; by oneself; solitary
    (syn.) 空身, 一手
    • 單獨監禁
      单独监禁
      dān dú jiān jìn
      solitary confinement
  3. adv, literary
    alone with no family
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #164
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她单独一人在公寓里住。
    她單獨一人在公寓裏住。
    tā dān dú yī rén zài gōng yù lǐ zhù 。
    • She lives in an apartment alone.
  2. Mandarin
    我想和你单独谈谈。
    我想和你單獨談談。
    wǒ xiǎng hé nǐ dān dú tán tán 。
    • I would prefer to speak to you in private.
    • I'd prefer to speak to you in private.
  3. Mandarin
    如果你单独去看她, 她会很高兴的。
    如果你單獨去看她, 她會很高興的。
    rú guǒ nǐ dān dú qù kàn tā , tā huì hěn gāo xìng de 。
    • She will be glad if you go to see her in person.
  4. Mandarin
    昨天你发现我单独跟她在一块儿应该感到很惊讶吧。
    昨天你發現我單獨跟她在一塊兒應該感到很驚訝吧。
    zuó tiān nǐ fā xiàn wǒ dān dú gēn tā zài yī kuài er yīng gāi gǎn dào hěn jīng yà ba 。
    • You must have been surprised to find me alone with her yesterday.
  5. Mandarin
    她答应不单独外出。
    她答應不單獨外出。
    tā dā ying bù dān dú wài chū 。
    • She promised not to go out alone.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    记者锲而不舍掘到呢单独家新闻。
    記者鍥而不捨掘到呢單獨家新聞。
    gei3 ze2 kit3 ji4 bat1 se2 gwat6 dou2 ni1 daan1 duk6 gaa1 san1 man2.
    • The reporter toiled away until she uncovered this piece of exclusive news.
  2. Cantonese
    单独
    單獨
    daan1 duk6
    • alone
  3. Cantonese
    单独噉睇
    單獨噉睇
    daan1 duk6 gam2 tai2
    • to look at something in isolation
  4. Cantonese
    单独面对一连串嘅重大改变
    單獨面對一連串嘅重大改變
    daan1 duk6 min6 deoi3 jat1 lin4 cyun3 ge3 zung6 daai6 goi2 bin3
    • to face a series of significant changes on one's own
  5. Cantonese
    我想单独同佢倾一倾。
    我想單獨同佢傾一傾。
    ngo5 soeng2 daan1 duk6 tung4 keoi5 king1 jat1 king1.
    • I want to have a little chat with him alone.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    𠮶个男医生单独同你检查身体，你有冇蚀底畀佢啊？
    嗰個男醫生單獨同你檢查身體，你有冇蝕底畀佢啊？
    go2 go3 naam4 ji1 sang1 daan1 duk6 tung4 nei5 gim2 caa4 san1 tai2, nei4 jau5 mou5 sit6 dai2 bei2 keoi5 aa3?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    单独监禁
    單獨監禁
    dān dú jiān jìn
    • solitary confinement
  2. Mandarin
    “你为什么不给我单独订一间房？”夏宇不爽地问我。“我出钱，你有地方住就该偷笑了！还应该愉快的说谢谢呢！”
    “你為什麼不給我單獨訂一間房？”夏宇不爽地問我。“我出錢，你有地方住就該偷笑了！還應該愉快的説謝謝呢！”
    “ nǐ wèi shén me bù gěi wǒ dān dú dìng yī jiān fáng ？ ” xià yǔ bù shuǎng dì wèn wǒ ． 5 “ wǒ chū qián ， nǐ yǒu dì fāng zhù jiù gāi tōu xiào le ！ hái yìng gāi yú kuài de shuō xiè xiè ne ！ ”
    • "Why didn't you book a separate room for me?" Xia Yu asked me in a bad mood.
      "I'm paying, so you should just be content that you even have a place to live in! You should actually say thank you gladly!"