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 dú alone / independent / single / sole / only
Results beginning with 独
 dú lì independent / independence / to stand alone
 dú tè unique / distinct / having special characteristics
 dú jiā exclusive
 dú zì alone
 dú zī wholly-owned (often by foreign company) / exclusive investment
 dú yǒu to own exclusively / unique to / specific / there is only
 dú jù to have unique (talent, insight etc)
 dú chuàng to come up with (an innovation) / innovation
 dú dào original
 dú zhàn to monopolize / to control / to dominate
 dú xíng solitary
 dú chǔ to live alone / to spend time alone (or with a significant other)
 dú bái stage monologue / soliloquy
 dú shēn unmarried / single
 dú zòu solo
 dú cái dictatorship
 dú chàng (in singing) solo / to solo
 dú jū to live alone / to live a solitary existence
 dú bà to dominate (a market etc) / to monopolize
 dú wǔ solo dance
 dú zǐ only son
 dú bù lit. walking alone / prominent / unrivalled / outstanding
 dú zūn to revere as sole orthodoxy / to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc) / to be dominant
 dú dú alone
 Dú dǎo Dokdo (Japanese Takeshima 竹島|竹岛[Zhu2 dao3]), disputed islands in Sea of Japan
 dú lì all by oneself / without exterior help
 dú shēng only (child) / to be the sole survivor
 dú lǎn to monopolize
 dú xiù to surpass / to stand above the crowd
 dú tūn to hog / to keep everything for oneself
 dú duàn to decide alone without consultation / arbitrary / dictatorial
 dú dòng (of a building) detached
 dú zhuó to drink alone
 Dú lóng Drung or Dulong ethnic group of northwest Yunnan
 dú fū sole ruler / dictator
 dú dà to dominate over all others / to wield all the power / to reign supreme
 dú dǎn individually courageous
 dú gè alone
 dú miáo only child / sole scion
 Dú shān Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
 dú shǔ belonging exclusively to / exclusively for / reserved to / special
 dú tǐ autonomous body / independent system
 dú yī only / unique
 dú yǔ solo part (in opera) / soliloquy
 dú yuàn one family courtyard
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 dú mù qiáo single-log bridge / (fig.) difficult path
 Dú lián tǐ Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union) / abbr. for 獨立國家聯合體|独立国家联合体
 dú chuàng xìng innovative / ingenious / originality / ingenuity
 dú shēng zǐ only son
 dú shēng nu:3 an only daughter
 dú cái zhě dictator / autocrat
 dú jiǎo xì monodrama / one-man show / comic talk
 dú mù zhōu dugout / canoe / kayak
 dú yǎn lóng one-eyed person
 Dú lì Bào The Independent
 dú lún chē wheelbarrow / unicycle
 dú jiǎo xì variant of 獨角戲|独角戏[du2 jiao3 xi4]
 Dú lóng jiāng 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
  Striga
 dú èr dài second generation only child
 dú jiǎo jīng narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
 dú jiǎo shòu unicorn
 dú jiǎo tiào to jump on one foot / to hop
 dú jū shí monazite
 dú rén xiù one-man show
 Dú shān xiàn Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
 Dú shān zǐ Dushanzi District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[Ke4 la1 ma3 yi1 Shi4], Xinjiang
 dú tǐ zì single-component character
 dú xíng xiá loner / single person / bachelor
 dú yuàn r erhua variant of 獨院|独院[du2 yuan4]
 dú yǔ jù one-word sentence
 dú yī wú èr unique and unmatched (idiom) / unrivalled / nothing compares with it
 dú shēng zǐ nu:3 an only child
 dú shù yī zhì 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
 dú lì zì zhǔ independent and autonomous (idiom) / self-determination / to act independently / to maintain control over one's own affairs
 dú lái dú wǎng coming and going alone (idiom) / a lone operator / keeping to oneself / unsociable / maverick
 dú jù jiàng xīn original and ingenious (idiom) / to show great creativity
 dú dāng yī miàn to assume personal responsibility (idiom) / to take charge of a section
 dú zhàn áo tóu to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, 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
 dú pì xī jìng to blaze a new trail (idiom) / to display originality
 dú duàn dú xíng to decide and act alone (idiom) / to take arbitrary action / a law unto oneself
 dú bà yī fāng to exercise sole hegemony (idiom) / to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc) / to hold as one's personal fiefdom
 dú chū xīn cái to display originality (idiom) / to do things differently
 dú dǎn yīng xióng bold and courageous hero (idiom)
 dú duàn zhuān xíng to decide and act alone (idiom) / to take arbitrary action / a law unto oneself
 dú fū mín zéi tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom) / traitorous dictator
 dú jù zhī yǎn to see what others fail to see (idiom) / to have exceptional insight
 dú xíng qí shì to go one's own way (idiom) / to act independently without asking others
  independent mine
  stand-alone project
 dú chū yī shí incomparable / head and shoulders above the competition
 dú fàng yì cǎi to project singular splendor or radiance / to perform brilliantly
 Dú gū Qiú bài Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸[Jin1 Yong1] novels
 dú lǎn shì chǎng to monopolize a market
 dú lì diàn wǎng off-the-grid
 dú lì mén hù to live apart from parents (of married couple) / to achieve independence
 dú lǐng fēng sāo most outstanding / par excellence
 dú lì shēng huó "Independent Living"
 dú lì xuǎn mín independent voter
 dú lì xuān yán Declaration of Independence
 dú lì zhàn zhēng war of independence
 dú lì zuàn shí solitaire (puzzle)
 Dú shān zǐ qū Dushanzi District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[Ke4 la1 ma3 yi1 Shi4], Xinjiang
 dú shǒu kōng fáng (of a married woman) to stay home alone
 dú shù yī gé to have a unique style of one's own (idiom)
 dú zhàn áo tóu variant of 獨佔鰲頭|独占鳌头[du2 zhan4 ao2 tou2]
 dú zūn rú shù dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucians (slogan of the Former Han dynasty)
 dú mù bù chéng lín a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom) / one cannot accomplish much on one's own
  independent assessment mission
访  unique visitor
  Independent Evaluation Unit
  Operation Licorne
  niche contribution
  stand-alone computer unit
  Group of Independent Experts
 dú lì chéng bāo rén independent contractor
 dú lì chéng bāo shāng independent contractor
 dú lì mín zhǔ dǎng Independent Democratic Party
  stand-alone application
  self-accounting unit
  Independent Selection Panel
  Independent Parliamentary Group
  Independent Evaluation Group
  Independent Panel on Accountability
 dú lì jiǎn yàn jié guǒ independent test result
 dú lì yì miáo chàng yì Vaccine Independence Initiative
 dú lì Zhōng wén bǐ huì Independent Chinese PEN center
 dú lì zhuān jiā míng cè Roster of Independent Experts
 dú shēng zǐ nu:3 zhèng cè one-child policy
7国  CIS 7 Initiative
  Independent Electoral Commission
  Independent Directorate of Local Governance
  Independent Judicial Commission
  Independent Commission of Experts
  Independent Media Commission
  Independent Commission for Human Rights
  Independent Evaluation Office
  Independent Inquiry Committee into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme / Independent Inquiry Committee
  Independent Serb Democratic Party
  Independent Social Democratic Party
  Independent Oversight Board
  Independent Review Board
广 dú lì guǎng bō guǎn lǐ jú Independent Broadcasting Authority
 Dú lì guó jiā lián hé tǐ Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union)
 dú zài yì xiāng wéi yì kè a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[Wang2 Wei2])
  Republican Party for Independence and Development
  independent technology transfer agencies
  unique vessel identifier
  Independent Expert Study Group
  National Army of Independent Kampuchea
Approximate Results for 独
 gū dú lonely / solitary
 dān dú alone / by oneself / on one's own
 Tái Dú Taiwan independence / (of Taiwan) to declare independence
 wéi dú only / just (i.e. it is only that...) / all except / unique
 wéi dú only / solely / this one alone
 bù dú not only
 shù dú sudoku (puzzle game)
 shèn dú to preserve a proper behavior in private life
 fēi dú not only / not merely
 Gǎng dú Hong Kong independence
 lí dú to be divorced
 shī dú bereaved of one's only child
 shuāng dú double and single / allowed dispensation to have second child
 tǒng dú unification and independence
 Zàng Dú Tibetan Independence (movement) / abbr. for 西藏獨立運動|西藏独立运动
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 Chén Dú xiù Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921
 gū dú zhèng autism
 fēi dú lì dependent
 dé tiān dú hòu blessed by heaven (idiom) / enjoying exceptional advantages / favored by nature
 yī zhī dú xiù lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom) / fig. to be in a league of one's own / outstanding
 wú dú yǒu ǒu not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.) / not a unique occurrence / it's not the only case
 jiàng xīn dú yùn original and ingenious (idiom) / to show great creativity
 guān guǎ gū dú lit. widowers, widows, orphans and the childless / fig. people with no one left to rely on
 jiá jiá dú zào creative / original
 jīn jī dú lì golden rooster stands on one leg (tai chi posture) / standing on one leg
 jǔ jǔ dú xíng to walk alone (idiom)
 mín zéi dú fū tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom) / traitorous dictator
 tè lì dú xíng to be unconventional / independence of action
  individual self-defence / self-defence
  full independence
  solitary confinement
 dān dǎ dú dòu to fight alone (idiom)
 dān gēn dú miáo an only child
 gū dú wú yuán lonely and isolated (idiom)
 gū dú yú shì alone in the world (idiom)
 qíng yǒu dú zhōng to have a feeling for sth (affection, sympathy, passion etc)
 qíng yǒu dú zhōng to have a special fondness (for sth)
 shī dú jiā tíng a family bereaved of its only child
 shuāng dú fū fù a married couple allowed dispensation to have second child
 sī fǎ dú lì judicial independence
 zhī yǎn dú jù see 獨具隻眼|独具只眼[du2 ju4 zhi1 yan3]
  Striga control
  jaboty
  newly independent State
  organizational independence
 jiǔ gōng gé shù dú sudoku (puzzle game)
 wài shāng dú zī qǐ yè wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE) (form of legal entity in China) / abbr. to 外資企業|外资企业[wai4 zi1 qi3 ye4]
  Free and Independent Workers Association
  Parti indépendant des travailleurs
  Kachin Independence Army
  Individual Cooperation Programme
 fǎn duì dú lì mín bīng anti-independence militia / pro-integration militia / pro-Indonesia militia / pro-Jakarta militia / pro-autonomy militia
 mǎi zhǔ dú jiā lǒng duàn monopsony
 Měi guó Dú lì Zhàn zhēng American War of Independence (1775-1783)
 yìn dù dú lì xuān yán Purna
 yìn dù dú lì yùn dòng Indian
  National United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship
  Organisation for Papua's Independence
西 xī sà mó yà dú lì guó the Independent State of Samoa
  Accredited Independent Entity
  supervised independence
  Independence Plan for Namibia
  World Conference on the Independence of Justice
  Standards for the Independence of the Legal Profession
  International Group of Independent Experts
  Newly Independent Central Asian Republics
  Voluntary Absence for the Relief of Isolation
  Independent Forum on Electoral Education
  Bermuda Independence Commission
 shì jiè sī fǎ dú lì xuān yán Universal Declaration on the Independence of Justice
 yìn dù dú lì gé mìng yùn dòng Revolutionary
线  Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor
  independent system-wide evaluation mechanism
  Commission Electorale Nationale Indépendante
  International Independent Investigation Commission
  Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
  Central-Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States
  Independent expert on the right to development
  Newly Independent States (NIS) and Middle East Section
  Pan-African Striga Control Network
线  Front for an Independent Democratic Oromia
  separate juvenile justice system
  National Union for Independance and the Revolution
 bà chù bǎi jiā , dú zūn rú shù Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom) / sole dominant ideology
  Independent Expert on minority issues
  International Association of Independent Tankers Owners
  Independent Black Trade Union Movement in South Africa
  Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission
  Task Force on Assistance to Newly Independent States
  Independent Counsel on International Human Rights
  Conference on Support to Independent Namibia
 Gòng shān Dú lóng zú Nù zú zì zhì xiàn Gongshan Derung and Nu autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan
 sū dān rén quán zhuàng kuàng dú lì zhuān jiā Independent expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan
 wén huà quán lì lǐng yù dú lì zhuān jiā Independent Expert in the field of cultural rights
  Independent Commission on International Development Issues / Brandt Commission
  United Nations Plan for the Independence of Namibia
  Lebanon Independent Border Assessment Team
  Independent expert on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan
  Independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty
  Independent National Commission on Human Rights
  Independent Fact-Finding Committee on Gaza
  Independent Commission of the South on Development Issues
  Agreement establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States
  Conference on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
  Division for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States
  Independent Commission for World-Wide Telecommunications Development
  Independent South Asian Commission on Poverty Alleviation
线 dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
 rén dào zhǔ yì wèn tí dú lì shì wù jú Independent Bureau for Humanitarian Issues
  Independent Commission on Disarmament and Security Issues / Palme Commission
  Independent expert on the situation of human rights in Guatemala
  Independent expert on the situation of human rights in Liberia
  Independent expert on the situation of human rights in Azerbaijan
  Independent High Electoral Commission
  African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde
  Kachin Independence Organization
线  Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia
  Independent Working Group on the Future of the United Nations
  Independent Conference of the International Association for Official Statistics
 sà ěr wǎ duō rén quán zhuàng kuàng dú lì zhuān jiā Independent expert on the situation of human rights in El Salvador
 yà měi ní yà rén quán zhuàng kuàng dú lì zhuān jiā Independent expert on the situation of human rights in Armenia
  Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States
  National Union for the Total Independence of Angola
  Inter-Agency Task Force on the New Independent States
  International Movement for the Apostolate in the Independent Social Milieux
  Round Table on Independent and Pluralistic Media in South Africa
  Independent Commission on International Humanitarian Issues
  Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens' Rights
  Independent expert on human rights and international solidarity
  Regional Directorate for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States
  Independent High-level Panel of the Audit of the African Union
  Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary
  Association for the Security and Independence of International Civil Servants
  Coordinating Conference on Assistance to the Newly Independent States
  Independent Board of Inquiry into Informal Repression
  Independent expert on the situation of human rights in Uzbekistan
  Coordinating Council on Accounting Methodology in the Newly Independent States
  World Congress for Peace, Security and National Independence
  Mouvement pour la démocratie, l'indépendance et le progrès social
  Declaration on the Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Independence of Pakistan
  Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
  UNDP Trust Fund for the Commonwealth of Independent States
  Ministerial Conference on Independent Living for Disabled Persons
  Commissioner of the United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission / Commissioner of the UN International Independent Investigation Commission
  Seminar on Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic African Press
  Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission
  United Nations Convention on Independent Guarantees and Stand-by Letters of Credit
  Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers
  Standing Committee on the Security and Independence of the International Civil Service
  International Independent Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia
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