獨 / 独: Definitions and Translations

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)

Definitions (CC-CANTO)

alone/independent/single/sole/only/uniquely/childless/solitude/used to emphasize an interrogative phrase

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)

Definitions (Wiktionary)

Definitions (Unihan)

Definitions (HSK3.0)

Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)

Mandarin
我小时候常常独自玩耍。
我小時候常常獨自玩耍。
wǒ xiǎo shí hou cháng cháng dú zì wán shuǎ 。
- I used to play alone when I was a child.
Mandarin
我觉得很孤独。
我覺得很孤獨。
wǒ jué de hěn gū dú 。
- I felt lonely.
- I felt isolated.
- I feel lonely.
Mandarin
那我就不继续打扰你，玩数独游戏去了。
那我就不繼續打擾你，玩數獨遊戲去了。
nà wǒ jiù bù jì xù dǎ rǎo nǐ ， wán shù dú yóu xì qù le 。
- I will play Sudoku then instead of continuing to bother you.
Mandarin
我喜欢独自旅行。
我喜歡獨自旅行。
wǒ xǐ huan dú zì lǚ xíng 。
- I like to travel by myself.
- I like to travel alone.
- I like traveling alone.
Mandarin
约翰希望独立于他的父母。
約翰希望獨立於他的父母。
yuē hàn xī wàng dú lì yú tā de fù mǔ 。
- John hopes to be independent of his parents.

Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)

Cantonese
我想娶佢个独生女做老婆。
我想娶佢個獨生女做老婆。
ngo5 soeng2 ceoi2 keoi5 go3 duk6 sang1 neoi5 zou6 lou5 po4 。
- I want to have his only daughter for my wife.
Cantonese
佢啲仔女个个都有自己独立一间房。
佢啲仔女個個都有自己獨立一間房。
keoi5 di1 zai2 neoi5 go3 go3 dou1 jau5 zi6 gei2 duk6 laap6 jat1 gaan1 fong4 。
- Each of his children has his own room.
Cantonese
父母都希望自己嘅仔女可以快啲独立。
父母都希望自己嘅仔女可以快啲獨立。
fu6 mou5 dou1 hei1 mong6 zi6 gei2 ge3 zai2 neoi5 ho2 ji5 faai3 di1 duk6 laap6 。
- Parents hope their children will become independent as soon as possible.
Cantonese
我净系得一个独生女。
我淨係得一個獨生女。
ngo5 zeng6 hai6 dak1 jat1 go3 duk6 sang1 neoi5 。
- I only have a single daughter.
Cantonese
每一个字嘅意思都系独特嘅。
每一個字嘅意思都係獨特嘅。
mui5 jat1 go3 zi6 ge3 ji3 si1 dou1 hai6 duk6 dak6 ge3 。
- No two words are identical in meaning.

Examples (粵典–words.hk)

Cantonese
独立建国
獨立建國
duk6 laap6 gin3 gwok3
- to become an independent state
Cantonese
唯独是有啲人唔肯做。
唯獨是有啲人唔肯做。
wai4 duk6 si6 jau5 di1 jan4 m4 hang2 zou6.
- Only that some people were not willing to do.
Cantonese
我样样都可以帮你，惟独是做坏事我唔可以帮你。
我樣樣都可以幫你，惟獨是做壞事我唔可以幫你。
ngo5 joeng6 joeng6 dou1 ho2 ji5 bong1 nei5, wai4 duk6 si6 zou6 waai6 si6 ngo5 m4 ho2 ji5 bong1 nei5.
- I can do you a favour for everything, only except to help you do something evil.
Cantonese
呢个族群长期受到政府嘅打压，但系佢哋都继续发展自己独特嘅语言文化。
呢個族群長期受到政府嘅打壓，但係佢哋都繼續發展自己獨特嘅語言文化。
nei1 go3 zuk6 kwan4 coeng4 kei4 sau6 dou3 zing3 fu2 ge3 daa2 aat3, daan6 hai6 keoi5 dei6 dou1 gai3 zuk6 faat3 zin2 zi6 gei2 duk6 dak6 ge3 jyu5 jin4 man4 faa3.
- This ethnic community has long been oppressed by the government, but they still keep developing their own language and culture.
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.

Examples (None)

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?
Cantonese
陈正湘判断独立小院内是敌指挥所，果断命令炮兵连射击，由于炮弹紧缺只发射四发炮弹，击毙阿部的是最后一发炮弹。
陳正湘判斷獨立小院內是敵指揮所，果斷命令炮兵連射擊，由於炮彈緊缺只發射四發炮彈，擊斃阿部的是最後一發炮彈。
Cantonese
千山我独行，不必相送。
千山我獨行，不必相送。
cin1 saan1 ngo5 duk6 hang4, bat1 bit1 soeng1 sung3.

Examples (Wiktionary)

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