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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

独自 [dúzì]
  1. 1. adverb alone

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

独自 [dúzì]
  1. 1. alone; by oneself
    独自一人走向公园。
    He walked on alone towards the park.
  2. 2. pronoun oneself

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

独自 [dúzì]
  1. 1. 单独
    独自一人
    独自外出

Examples

独自一人走向公园。
He walked on alone towards the park. 独自
千不该万不该,不该让他独自一人去游泳。
We really shouldn't have let him go to swim by himself. 千不该万不该
独自一身
solitary; all alone 一身
他意欲独自前去。
He intends to go all by himself. 意欲
独自在家里度过了一个悠长的白日。
I spent a whole day at home by myself. 白日
独自悲咽着,越想越觉得伤心。
The more she thought of it, the sadder she felt. Before long, she was choking with grief. 悲咽
这是我第一次独自开车上路, 心里特发憷!
I am nervous because this is the first time I drive alone. 发憷
小明第一次独自出远门, 妈妈还真有些难以放怀。
The first time Xiao Ming left home alone, his mother was very worried. 宽怀
几十年来, 他独自经营着这家粉坊。
He has managed this bean noodle factory himself for decades. 粉坊
他不想挂累别人, 独自把事情承担下来。
He doesn't want to involve anyone else and takes on the whole thing all by himself. 挂累

Collocations

独自在家
stay at home alone
独自生活
live on one's own
独自承受
bear by oneself
独自一人
alone

Word Decomposition


[dú]
+
[zì]

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