| 独立 | dú lì | independent / independence / to stand alone |   |
| 自主 | zì zhǔ | independent / to act for oneself / autonomous | |
| 自立 | zì lì | independent / self-reliant / self-sustaining / to stand on one's own feet / to support oneself | |
| 无党派 | wú dǎng pài | politically unaffiliated / independent (candidate) | |
| 独 |  dú | alone / independent / single / sole / only | |
| 独立报 | Dú lì Bào | The Independent | |
| 散客 | sǎn kè | FIT (free independent traveler) / individual traveler (as opposed to traveling with a group) | |
| 分立 | fēn lì | to establish as separate entities / to divide (a company etc) into independent entities / discrete / separate / separation (of powers etc) | |
| 独立自主 | dú lì zì zhǔ | independent and autonomous (idiom) / self-determination / to act independently / to maintain control over one's own affairs | |
| 割据 | gē jù | to set up an independent regime / to secede / segmentation / division / fragmentation | |
| 独联体 | 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 | |
| 文莱 | Wén lái | Brunei Darussalam, independent sultanate in northwest Borneo | |
| 廉署 | lián shǔ | ICAC Independent Commission Against Corruption, Hong Kong | |
| 三十而立 | sān shí ér lì | thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius) | |
| 自养 | zì yǎng | self-sustaining / economically independent (of state aid, foreign subsidy etc) | |
| 自变量 | zì biàn liàng | (math.) independent variable | |
| 离 | lí | to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire / ☲ | |
| 阿皮亚 | A1 pí yà | Apia, capital of the Independent State of Samoa | |
| 祁奚之荐 | Qí Xī zhī jiàn | Qi Xi's recommendation (idiom) / recommending the best person for the job independent of factional loyalty | |
| 独立选民 | dú lì xuǎn mín | independent voter | |
| 二奶专家 | èr nǎi zhuān jiā | "mercenary expert", a person who is supposedly an independent expert, but receives payment for making comments favorable to a particular entity | |
| 副省级城市 | fù shěng jí chéng shì | subprovincial city (having independent economic status within a province) | |
| 土邦 | tǔ bāng | native state (term used by British Colonial power to refer to independent states of India or Africa) | |
| 廉政公署 | Lián zhèng Gōng shǔ | Independent Commission Against Corruption, Hong Kong (ICAC) | |
| 少数群体问题独立专家 | | Independent Expert on minority issues | |
| 折子戏 | zhé zi xì | opera highlights performed as independent pieces | |
| 汶莱 | Wèn lái | Brunei Darussalam, independent sultanate in northwest Borneo / also written 文萊|文莱 | |
| 独立中文笔会 | dú lì Zhōng wén bǐ huì | Independent Chinese PEN center | |
| 独立国家联合体 | Dú lì guó jiā lián hé tǐ | Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union) | |
| 独体 | dú tǐ | autonomous body / independent system | |
| 东帝汶独立革命阵线 | | Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor | |
| 独立选举委员会 | | Independent Electoral Commission | |
| 促进非洲新闻独立和多元化讨论会 | | Seminar on Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic African Press | |
| 西萨摩亚独立国 | xī sà mó yà dú lì guó | the Independent State of Samoa | |
| 独立调查委员会办公室 | | Office of the Independent Inquiry Committee | |
| 全系统独立评价机制 | | independent system-wide evaluation mechanism | |
| 经认证的独立实体 | | Accredited Independent Entity | |
| 独立地方治理局 | | Independent Directorate of Local Governance | |
| 联合国系统独立职工会和协会协调委员会 | | Coordinating Committee for Independent Staff Unions and Associations of the United Nations System | |
| 独立评估团 | | independent assessment mission | |
| 独立溷合选举委员会 | | Mixed and Independent Electoral Commission | |
| 独立司法委员会 | | Independent Judicial Commission | |
| 独立石油输出国组织 | dú lì shí yóu shū chū guó zǔ zhī | Independent Petroleum Exporting Countries | |
| 国际发展问题独立委员会 | | Independent Commission on International Development Issues / Brandt Commission | |
| 勃兰特委员会 | | Independent Commission on International Development Issues / Brandt Commission | |
| 召开紧急支尔格大会的特别独立委员会 | | Special Independent Commission for the Convening of the Emergency Loya Jirga | |
| 国际独立油轮船东协会 | | International Association of Independent Tankers Owners | |
| 自由独立工会 | | Free and Independent Workers Association | |
| 独立评价股 | | Independent Evaluation Unit | |
| 向新独立国家提供援助协调会议 | | Coordinating Conference on Assistance to the Newly Independent States | |
| 独立检验结果 | dú lì jiǎn yàn jié guǒ | independent test result | |
| 裁军和安全问题独立委员会 | | Independent Commission on Disarmament and Security Issues / Palme Commission | |
| 欧洲和独立国家联合体区域局 | | Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States | |
| 独立国家联合体国家间统计委员会 | | Interstate Statistical Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States | |
| 独立审查遵守规定的情况 | | independent review for compliance | |
| 独立专家委员会 | | Independent Commission of Experts | |
| 平行组试验 | | parallel group trial / parallel trial / independent group design | |
| 国际独立调查委员会 | | International Independent Investigation Commission | |
| 黎巴嫩边界独立评估小组 | | Lebanon Independent Border Assessment Team | |
| 独立联邦宪法委员会 | | Independent Federal Constitutional Commission | |
| 独立民主党 | dú lì mín zhǔ dǎng | Independent Democratic Party | |
| 中东欧和新独立国家 | | Central-Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States | |
| 调查非正式压制问题独立委员会 | | Independent Board of Inquiry into Informal Repression | |
| 发展权问题独立专家 | | Independent expert on the right to development | |
| 新独立国家问题机构间工作队 | | Inter-Agency Task Force on the New Independent States | |
| 行政改革和公务员制度独立委员会 | | Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission | |
| 独立常设人权委员会 | | Independent Permanent Commission on Human Rights | |
| 联合国人员及房舍安全保障问题独立小组 | | Independent Panel on Safety and Security of United Nations Personnel and Premises / Independent Panel on Staff Safety and Security | |
| 文化权利领域独立专家 | wén huà quán lì lǐng yù dú lì zhuān jiā | Independent Expert in the field of cultural rights | |
| 联合国独立担保和备用信用证公约 | | United Nations Convention on Independent Guarantees and Stand-by Letters of Credit | |
| 独立媒体监督和仲裁小组 | | Independent Media Monitoring and Refereeing Panel | |
| 独立国家联合体联合武装部队 | dú lì guó jiā lián hé tǐ lián hé wǔ zhuāng bù duì | Unified Armed Forces of the Commonwealth of Independent States | |
| 国际独立社会环境传道者运动 | | International Movement for the Apostolate in the Independent Social Milieux | |
| 独立媒体委员会 | | Independent Media Commission | |
| 独立广播管理局 | dú lì guǎng bō guǎn lǐ jú | Independent Broadcasting Authority | |
| 促进独立和多元亚洲传媒阿拉木图宣言 | | Declaration of Alma-Ata on Promoting Independent and Pluralistic Asian Media | |
| 独立人权委员会 | | Independent Commission for Human Rights | |
| 独立欧洲方案小组 | dú lì ōu zhōu fāng àn xiǎo zǔ | Independent European Programme Group | |
| 新独立国家和中东科 | | Newly Independent States (NIS) and Middle East Section | |
| 联合国加沙冲突实况调查团 | | United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict / Independent International Fact-Finding Mission | |
| 独立国际实况调查团 | | United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict / Independent International Fact-Finding Mission | |
| 独立投标抗议制度 | dú lì tóu biāo kàng yì zhì duó | Independent Bid Protest System | |
| 分导多弹头 | | multiple independent target warhead | |
| 独立冗余磁盘阵列 | dú lì rǒng yú cí pán zhèn liè | redundant array of independent disks | |
| 南非独立和多元媒体圆桌会议 | | Round Table on Independent and Pluralistic Media in South Africa | |
| 独立承包人 | dú lì chéng bāo rén | independent contractor | |
| 独立承包商 | dú lì chéng bāo shāng | independent contractor | |
| 独立专家名册 | dú lì zhuān jiā míng cè | Roster of Independent Experts | |
| 联合国加沙冲突实况调查团的报告 | | Report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict / Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission | |
| 独立国际实况调查团的报告 | | Report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict / Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission | |
| 人道主义问题独立事务局 | rén dào zhǔ yì wèn tí dú lì shì wù jú | Independent Bureau for Humanitarian Issues | |
| 中欧、东欧、独立国家联合体区域办事处 | | Central and Eastern Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States Regional Office | |
| 独立评估办公室 | | Independent Evaluation Office | |
| 独立国家土着和部落居民公约 | | Convention concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries | |
| 南非独立黑人工会运动 | | Independent Black Trade Union Movement in South Africa | |
| 国际人道主义问题独立委员会 | | Independent Commission on International Humanitarian Issues | |
| 联合国石油换粮食方桉独立调查委员会 | | Independent Inquiry Committee into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme / Independent Inquiry Committee | |
| 独立调查委员会 | | Independent Inquiry Committee into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme / Independent Inquiry Committee | |
| 独立选举核证小组 | dú lì xuǎn jǔ hé zhèng xiǎo zǔ | Independent Electoral Certification Team | |
| 独立系统营运公司 | dú lì xì tǒng yíng yùn gōng sī | Independent System Operator | |
