| 独奏 | dú zòu | solo | ![]() |
| 独唱 | dú chàng | (in singing) solo / to solo | ![]() |
| 独舞 | dú wǔ | solo dance | ![]() |
| 唱和 | chàng hè | antiphon (i.e. solo voice answered by chorus) / sung reply (in agreement with first voice) / to reply with a poem in the same rhythm | ![]() |
| 十面埋伏 | shí miàn mái fú | Ambush from Ten Sides (pipa solo piece) / House of Flying Daggers (2004 movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋[Zhang1 Yi4 mou2]) | ![]() |
| 独语 | dú yǔ | solo part (in opera) / soliloquy | ![]() |
| 光杆司令 | guāng gǎn sī lìng | commander without any soldiers / (fig.) leader without a team / solo entrepreneur | ![]() |
| 单飞 | dān fēi | to fly solo / (fig.) (of a band member) to go solo / (of an employee) to leave and start up one's own company | ![]() |
