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independent / independence / to stand alone
HSK 4
unique; distinctive
HSK 4
alone
HSK 4
independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination / to act independently / to maintain control over one's own affairs
HSK 7-9
(of a building) detached
(idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled
HSK 7-9
only child / sole scion
exclusive
HSK 7-9
to monopolize a market
(in singing) solo / to solo
HSK 7-9
to exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc) / to hold as one's personal fiefdom
an only child
war of independence
original and ingenious (idiom) / to show great creativity
a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom) / one cannot accomplish much on one's own
unmarried; single / alone
HSK 7-9
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alone / independent / single / sole / only
HSK 7-9
a daughter who is an only child
dictator / autocrat
The Independent
to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section
dictatorship
solitaire (puzzle)
to live alone / to live a solitary existence
solo part (in opera) / soliloquy
Declaration of Independence
to live alone / to spend time alone (or with a significant other)
only (child); without siblings / to be the sole survivor
loner; lone wolf
to project singular splendor or radiance / to perform brilliantly
stage monologue / soliloquy
(computing) discrete GPU; dedicated GPU (abbr. to 獨顯|独显)
single-component character
to dominate over all others / to wield all the power / to reign supreme
to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action / a law unto oneself
single-log bridge / (fig.) difficult path
one-eyed person
to display originality (idiom); to do things differently
to come up with (an innovation) / innovation
to have a unique style of one's own (idiom)
autonomous body / independent system
to decide alone without consultation / arbitrary / dictatorial
to surpass / to stand above the crowd
wheelbarrow / unicycle
to blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality
solo
(idiom) to come first in triennial palace examinations (refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand); to be the champion; to be the very best in any field
to revere as sole orthodoxy / to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc) / to be dominant
one-child policy
only / unique
Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union)
all by oneself / without exterior help
Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union) / abbr. for 獨立國家聯合體|独立国家联合体
solitary
Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸 novels
a son who is an only child
bold and courageous hero (idiom)
two-character surname Dugu
to monopolize
individually courageous
monodrama / one-man show / comic talk
a daughter who is an only child
to own exclusively; unique to; specific / there is only
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 dominate (a market etc) / to monopolize
second generation only child
alone
to have all to oneself; to monopolize
sole ruler / dictator
solo dance
one-word sentence
wholly-owned (often by foreign company) / exclusive investment
to see what others fail to see (idiom) / to have exceptional insight
to jump on one foot / to hop
to go one's own way (idiom); to act independently without asking others
one family courtyard
(computing) discrete GPU; dedicated GPU (abbr. for 獨立顯卡|独立显卡)
monazite
to have unique (talent, insight etc)
belonging exclusively to / exclusively for / reserved to / special
Dushanzi District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市, Xinjiang
original
a son who is an only child
lone wolf
solo garlic; single-clove garlic
incomparable / head and shoulders above the competition
cyclops
to hog / to keep everything for oneself
alone
(of a married woman) to stay home alone
lit. walking alone / prominent / unrivalled / outstanding
(idiom) to be a loner; to keep to oneself
a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维)
independent voter
(idiom) (originally, in Mencius) to cultivate one's moral character in solitude; (modern sense) to look after only one's own interests
dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucians (slogan of the Former Han dynasty)
tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
Dushanzi District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市, Xinjiang
Dushan, a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州, Guizhou

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