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孤独

gū dú · gu du

Traditional 孤獨

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. lonely
  2. solitary
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Living in the mountains

  1. Dengdeng

    一个(yīgè)人(rén)住在(zhùzài)山里(shānlǐ)，会不会(huìbùhuì)很(hěn)孤独(gūdú)？

    Living alone in the mountains, would that be very lonely?

  2. Liangliang

    可能(kěnéng)会(huì)，不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)试试(shìshì)。

    Maybe, but I want to try.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)就(jiù)不行(bùxíng)，我(wǒ)会(huì)觉得(juéde)很(hěn)孤独(gūdú)，要(yào)带(dài)手机(shǒujī)。

    Not me. I would feel very lonely, so I'd bring my phone.

  4. Liangliang

    山里(shānlǐ)没有(méiyǒu)网络(wǎngluò)！

    There is no network in the mountains!

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)还是(háishi)很(hěn)孤独(gūdú)！

    Then I'm still very lonely!

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2 examples
01

当(dāng)我(wǒ)第(dì)一(yī)次(cì)回(huí)波(bō)士(shì)顿(dùn)时(shí)，我(wǒ)真(zhēn)是(shì)孤(gū)独(dú)。

When I first came back to Boston, I was really lonely.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)没(méi)有(yǒu)我(wǒ)的(de)手(shǒu)机(jī)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)会(huì)感(gǎn)到(dào)很(hěn)孤(gū)独(dú)。

When I don't have my cell phone, I feel lonely.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by Lindoula · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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