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独一无二

dú yī wú èr · du yi wu er

Traditional 獨一無二

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled
  2. nothing compares with it
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Every snowflake

  1. Dengdeng

    下雪(xiàxuě)了(le)！你(nǐ)看(kàn)，每(měi)片(piàn)雪花(xuěhuā)都(dōu)不(bù)一样(yīyàng)。

    It is snowing! Look, every snowflake is different.

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，每(měi)一(yī)片(piàn)都(dōu)是(shì)独一无二(dúyīwúèr)的(de)。

    True. Each one is unique.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)落(luò)在(zài)我(wǒ)帽子(màozi)上(shàng)的(de)这(zhè)片(piàn)也(yě)是(shì)独一无二(dúyīwúèr)的(de)。

    So the one on my hat is unique too.

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)帽子(màozi)上(shàng)有(yǒu)几百(jǐbǎi)片(piàn)。

    But there are hundreds on your hat.

  5. Dengdeng

    几百(jǐbǎi)个(gè)独一无二(dúyīwúèr)，我(wǒ)的(de)帽子(màozi)真(zhēn)厉害(lìhai)！

    Hundreds of unique ones! My hat is great!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)里(lǐ)的(de)天(tiān)气(qì)有(yǒu)独(dú)一(yì)无(wú)二(èr)的(de)特(tè)点(diǎn)。

The weather here has its own unique characteristics.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

每(měi)一(yí)个(gè)人(rén)都(dōu)是(shì)独(dú)一(yī)无(wú)二(èr)的(de)。

Each individual person is unique.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mimosawang · English by frpzzd · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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