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to hog / to keep everything for oneself
original and ingenious (idiom) / to show great creativity
independent voter
alone / by oneself / on one's own
HSK 4
unique; distinctive
HSK 4
to be unconventional / independence of action
American War of Independence (1775-1783)
judicial independence
dictator / autocrat
to see what others fail to see (idiom) / to have exceptional insight
to dominate over all others / to wield all the power / to reign supreme
to own exclusively; unique to; specific / there is only
one-eyed person
Taiwan independence / (of Taiwan) to declare independence
to fight alone (idiom)
independent / independence / to stand alone
HSK 4
Tibetan Independence (movement) / abbr. for 西藏獨立運動|西藏独立运动
to live alone / to live a solitary existence
a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom) / one cannot accomplish much on one's own
Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union) / abbr. for 獨立國家聯合體|独立国家联合体
to monopolize a market
(idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled
HSK 7-9
only / just (i.e. it is only that...) / all except / unique
HSK 7-9
alone
HSK 4
bereaved of one's only child
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alone / independent / single / sole / only
HSK 7-9
sudoku (puzzle game)
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
to have a unique style of one's own (idiom)
a son who is an only child
monodrama / one-man show / comic talk
most outstanding / par excellence
to have all to oneself; to monopolize
(idiom) (originally, in Mencius) to cultivate one's moral character in solitude; (modern sense) to look after only one's own interests
lone wolf
a daughter who is an only child
to be divorced
a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维)
tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
to blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality
not only
sudoku (puzzle game)
only / solely / this one alone
to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action / a law unto oneself
only (child); without siblings / to be the sole survivor
Declaration of Independence
to have a special fondness (for sth)
original
alone
a son who is an only child
loner; lone wolf
Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸 novels
exclusive
HSK 7-9
solo garlic; single-clove garlic
to decide alone without consultation / arbitrary / dictatorial
to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action / a law unto oneself
unicorn
alone in the world (idiom)
(of a building) detached
to live apart from parents (of married couple) / to achieve independence
(computing) discrete GPU; dedicated GPU (abbr. for 獨立顯卡|独立显卡)
alone
single-log bridge / (fig.) difficult path
Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union)
(computing) discrete GPU; dedicated GPU (abbr. to 獨顯|独显)
dictatorship
Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom) / sole dominant ideology
an only child
autism
(in singing) solo / to solo
HSK 7-9
to dominate (a market etc) / to monopolize
only / unique
Dushanzi District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市, Xinjiang
dugout / canoe / kayak
lit. walking alone / prominent / unrivalled / outstanding
Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921
an only child
independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination / to act independently / to maintain control over one's own affairs
HSK 7-9
unification and independence
lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom) / fig. to be in a league of one's own / outstanding
one family courtyard
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
to come up with (an innovation) / innovation
narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to display originality (idiom); to do things differently
stage monologue / soliloquy
second generation only child
solo
to revere as sole orthodoxy / to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc) / to be dominant
to jump on one foot / to hop
only child / sole scion
to live alone / to spend time alone (or with a significant other)
Dokdo (Japanese Takeshima 竹島|竹岛), disputed islands in Sea of Japan
solo part (in opera) / soliloquy
a family bereaved of its only child
incomparable / head and shoulders above the competition
original and ingenious (idiom) / to show great creativity
solo garlic; single-clove garlic
wheelbarrow / unicycle

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