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HSK
unique; distinctive
HSK 4
independent / independence / to stand alone
HSK 4
alone
HSK 4
single-component character
to hog / to keep everything for oneself
independent voter
(idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled
HSK 7-9
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alone / independent / single / sole / only
HSK 7-9
exclusive
HSK 7-9
dictator / autocrat
(in singing) solo / to solo
HSK 7-9
to see what others fail to see (idiom) / to have exceptional insight
independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination / to act independently / to maintain control over one's own affairs
HSK 7-9
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
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
unmarried; single / alone
HSK 7-9
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
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
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
original
alone
a son who is an only child
loner; lone wolf
Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸 novels
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
(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
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
an only child
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
incomparable / head and shoulders above the competition
original and ingenious (idiom) / to show great creativity
solo garlic; single-clove garlic
wheelbarrow / unicycle
(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 project singular splendor or radiance / to perform brilliantly
one-word sentence
to have unique (talent, insight etc)
to surpass / to stand above the crowd
solitary
wholly-owned (often by foreign company) / exclusive investment
to drink alone
two-character surname Dugu
monazite
(of a married woman) to stay home alone
Dushan, a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州, Guizhou
to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section
autonomous body / independent system
a daughter who is an only child
to monopolize
one-child policy
The Independent
to go one's own way (idiom); to act independently without asking others
dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucians (slogan of the Former Han dynasty)
Independent Chinese PEN center
solo dance

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