孤独
gūdúTraditional: 孤獨
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Translation
lonely, solitary, loneliness
Word origin
A compound of 孤 (gū, orphaned, alone) and 独 (dú, single, alone), doubling the sense of being on one's own.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 孤 (gū, orphaned) + 独 (dú, alone)
Stroke order
孤
独
Examples
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He lives alone and often feels lonely.
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Loneliness can sometimes be an enjoyment too.
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The old man spent his solitary later years alone.
异乡，。
In a foreign land, she felt very lonely.
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This is a story about loneliness.
孤独 (gū dú) describes being lonely or solitary, and as a noun the state of loneliness. It carries an emotional weight that the more neutral 一个人 does not.
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