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独立

dú lì · du li

Traditional 獨立

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. independent
  2. independence
  3. to stand alone
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In a conversation

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First trip alone

  1. Liangliang

    下个月(xiàgèyuè)我(wǒ)要(yào)一个人(yīgèrén)去(qù)成都(chéngdū)玩(wán)。

    Next month I'm going to Chengdu by myself.

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)？你(nǐ)这么(zhème)独立(dúlì)了(le)！

    Really? You've become so independent!

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)变得(biànde)更(gèng)独立(dúlì)。

    Yes, I want to become more independent.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)会(huì)自己(zìjǐ)坐(zuò)地铁(dìtiě)吗(ma)？

    Then can you take the subway by yourself?

  5. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)……我(wǒ)先(xiān)给(gěi)妈妈(māma)打(dǎ)个(gè)电话(diànhuà)。

    Well... let me call my mom first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)大(dà)学(xué)毕(bì)业(yè)后(hòu)就(jiù)经(jīng)济(jì)独(dú)立(lì)了(le)。

She became financially independent after graduating from university.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)要(yào)学(xué)会(huì)独(dú)立(lì)思(sī)考(kǎo)，不(bù)能(néng)总(zǒng)依(yī)赖(lài)父(fù)母(mǔ)。

Children should learn to think independently and not always rely on their parents.

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独
dú

alone; independent

立
lì

to stand; to set up

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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