独居 meaning in English
to live alone; to live a solitary existence
Traditional 獨居17 strokes
Meaning of 独居
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
dújū
- to live alone
- to live a solitary existence
独居 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我无法忍受独居。
I can't stand to live alone.
熊是一种独居动物。
Bears are solitary animals.
Stroke order for each character
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独 dú · alone · 9 strokes
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居 jū · to live · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 独居.
| 单独 | dāndú | alone; by oneself |
| 独自 | dúzì | alone |
| 独立 | dúlì | independent; independence |
| 居民 | jūmín | resident; inhabitant |
| 独特 | dútè | unique; distinctive |
| 居住 | jūzhù | to reside; to dwell |
| 居然 | jūrán | unexpectedly; to one's surprise |
| 邻居 | línjū | neighbor |
| 孤独 | gūdú | lonely; solitary |
| 独一无二 | dúyī-wú'èr | (idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled |
| 独家 | dújiā | exclusive |
| 定居 | dìngjū | to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence |
Questions about 独居
What does 独居 mean?
独居 (dújū) means "to live alone; to live a solitary existence".
How do you write 独居?
独居 is made of 2 characters: 独 (9 strokes), 居 (8 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
How is 独居 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 独居 is written 獨居.