独 (w)

(dú) alone; independent; single; sole; only

独一 (w)

(dúyī) only; unique

独一无二 (w)

(dúyīwúèr) unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled; nothing compares with it

独二代 (w)

(dúèrdài) second generation only child

独人秀 (w)

(dúrénxiù) one-man show

独占 (w)

(dúzhàn) to monopolize; to control; to dominate

独占鳌头 (w)

(dúzhànáotóu) to monopolize the turtle head (idiom, refers to carved marble steps of the palace); to come first in triennial palace examinations; the champion; the very best in any field

独占鼇头 (w)

(dúzhànáotóu) variant of 獨佔鰲頭|独占鳌头, to monopolize the turtle head (idiom, refers to carved marble steps of the palace); to come first in triennial palace examinations; the champion; the very best in any field

独来独往 (w)

(dúláidúwǎng) coming and going alone (idiom); a lone operator; keeping to oneself; unsociable; maverick

独具 (w)

(dújù) to have unique (talent, insight etc)

独具匠心 (w)

(dújùjiàngxīn) original and ingenious (idiom); to display creativity

独出一时 (w)

(dúchūyīshí) incomparable; head and shoulders above the competition

独出心裁 (w)

(dúchūxīncái) to display originality (idiom); to do things differently

独到 (w)

(dúdào) original

独创 (w)

(dúchuàng) original; creativity; original creation

独力 (w)

(dúlì) all by oneself; without exterior help

独吞 (w)

(dútūn) to hog; to keep everything for oneself

独唱 (w)

(dúchàng) (in singing) solo; to solo

独在异乡为异客 (w)

(dúzàiyìxiāngwéiyìkè) a stranger in a strange land (Tang poet Wang Wei's 王維|王维)

独夫 (w)

(dúfū) sole ruler; dictator

独夫民贼 (w)

(dúfūmínzéi) tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator

独奏 (w)

(dúzòu) solo

独子 (w)

(dúzǐ) only son

独孤求败 (w)

(dúgūqiúbài) Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸[jin1 yong1] novels

独家 (w)

(dújiā) exclusive

独尊 (w)

(dúzūn) to revere as sole orthodoxy; supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc); sole dominant ideology

独尊儒术 (w)

(dúzūnrúshù) Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucians (slogan of former Han dynasty)

独居 (w)

(dújū) to live alone; to live a solitary existence

独居石 (w)

(dújūshí) monazite

独山 (w)

(dúshān) Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou

独山子 (w)

(dúshānzǐ) Dushanzi district (Uighur: Maytagh Rayoni) of Qaramay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[Ke4 la1 ma3 yi1 shi4], Xinjiang

独山子区 (w)

(dúshānzǐqū) Dushanzi district (Uighur: Maytagh Rayoni) of Qaramay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[Ke4 la1 ma3 yi1 shi4], Xinjiang

独山县 (w)

(dúshānxiàn) Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou

独岛 (w)

(dúdǎo) Dokdo (Japanese Takeshima 竹島|竹岛), disputed islands in Sea of Japan

独揽 (w)

(dúlǎn) to monopolize

独揽市场 (w)

(dúlǎnshìchǎng) to monopolize a market

独放异彩 (w)

(dúfàngyìcǎi) to project singular splendor or radiance; to perform brilliantly

独断 (w)

(dúduàn) to decide alone without consultation; arbitrary; dictatorial

独断专行 (w)

(dúduànzhuānxíng) to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action; a law unto oneself

独断独行 (w)

(dúduàndúxíng) to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action; a law unto oneself

独有 (w)

(dúyǒu) to personally own; to possess solely; only; solely

独木不成林 (w)

(dúmùbùchénglín) a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom); one cannot accomplish much on one's own

独木桥 (w)

(dúmùqiáo) lit. a log bridge; fig. a tricky path; to walk a tight-rope

独木舟 (w)

(dúmùzhōu) canoe

独栋 (w)

(dúdòng) (of a building) detached

独树一帜 (w)

(dúshùyīzhì) lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner; to stand out; to develop one's own school; to have attitude of one's own

独步 (w)

(dúbù) lit. walking alone; prominent; unrivalled; outstanding

独特 (w)

(dútè) unique; distinct; having special characteristics

独独 (w)

(dúdú) alone

独生 (w)

(dúshēng) a single birth; one child (policy)

独生女 (w)

(dúshēngnǚ) an only daughter

独生子女 (w)

(dúshēngzǐnǚ) an only child

独生子女政策 (w)

(dúshēngzǐnǚzhèngcè) the one child policy

独当一面 (w)

(dúdāngyīmiàn) to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section

独白 (w)

(dúbái) stage monologue; soliloquy

独眼龙 (w)

(dúyǎnlóng) one-eyed person

独秀 (w)

(dúxiù) to surpass; to stand above the crowd

独立 (w)

(dúlì) independent; independence; to stand alone

独立中文笔会 (w)

(dúlìzhōngwénbǐhuì) Independent Chinese PEN center

独立国家联合体 (w)

(dúlìguójiāliánhétǐ) Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union)

独立报 (w)

(dúlìbào) The Independent

独立宣言 (w)

(dúlìxuānyán) Declaration of Independence

独立战争 (w)

(dúlìzhànzhēng) war of independence

独立自主 (w)

(dúlìzìzhǔ) independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination; to act independently; to maintain control over one's own affairs

独立选民 (w)

(dúlìxuǎnmín) independent voter

独立钻石 (w)

(dúlìzuànshí) solitaire (puzzle)

独立门户 (w)

(dúlìménhù) to live apart from parents (of married couple); to achieve independence

独联体 (w)

(dúliántǐ) Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union); abbr. for 獨立國家聯合體|独立国家联合体

独脚戏 (w)

(dújiǎoxì) variant of 獨角戲|独角戏[du2 jiao3 xi4]

独胆 (w)

(dúdǎn) individually courageous

独胆英雄 (w)

(dúdǎnyīngxióng) bold and courageous hero (idiom)

独自 (w)

(dúzì) alone

独舞 (w)

(dúwǔ) solo dance

独苗 (w)

(dúmiáo) only child; sole scion

独处 (w)

(dúchǔ) to live alone

独行 (w)

(dúxíng) solitary

独行侠 (w)

(dúxíngxiá) loner; single person; bachelor

独行其是 (w)

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

独裁 (w)

(dúcái) dictatorship

独裁者 (w)

(dúcáizhě) dictator; autocrat

独角戏 (w)

(dújiǎoxì) monodrama; one-man show; comic talk

独角兽 (w)

(dújiǎoshòu) unicorn

独角鲸 (w)

(dújiǎojīng) narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

独语 (w)

(dúyǔ) solo part (in opera); soliloquy

独语句 (w)

(dúyǔjù) one-word sentence

独资 (w)

(dúzī) wholly-owned (often by foreign company); exclusive investment

独身 (w)

(dúshēn) unmarried; single

独辟蹊径 (w)

(dúpìxījìng) to blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality

独酌 (w)

(dúzhuó) to drink alone

独院 (w)

(dúyuàn) one family courtyard

独院儿 (w)

(dúyuànr) erhua variant of 獨院|独院, one family courtyard

独霸 (w)

(dúbà) lit. sole hegemony; to monopolize; domination (of the market); personal empire

独霸一方 (w)

(dúbàyīfāng) to exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc); to hold as one's personal fiefdom

独领风骚 (w)

(dúlǐngfēngsāo) most outstanding; par excellence

独体 (w)

(dútǐ) autonomous body; independent system

独体字 (w)

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

独龙 (w)

(dúlóng) Drung or Dulong ethnic group of northwest Yunnan

独龙江 (w)

(dúlóngjiāng) 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