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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

独 [dú]
  1. 1. adjective only
    他是家里的独子。
    He's the only son in the family.
  2. 2. adverb [独自] alone
    他现在独居。
    He lives alone.
  3. 3. adverb [惟独] only
    会议独缺山姆一人。
    Only Sam was missing from the meeting.
  4. 4. noun [惟独] old people without children

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

独 [dú]
  1. 1. adjective only; single
    独子
    only son
    老人膝下仅有一个独孙。
  2. 2. adverb solely; only
    大家都到了，独有他还没来。
    He's the only one who isn't here yet.
    大家都通过了，惟独你没及格。
  3. 3. adverb alone; by oneself; in solitude
    独居
    live a solitary existence
    独坐
    sit alone
    他喜欢安静，十年来一直独居。
    他独坐在小河边思考着自己的未来。
  4. 4. noun old people without offspring; the childless
    鳏寡孤独
    widowers, widows, orphans and the childless—those who have no kith and kin and cannot support themselves

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

独 [dú]
  1. 1. 形 单一;只有一个
    独幕剧
    独身
  2. 2. 名 孤独没有依靠的人;特指年老无子的人
    鳏寡孤独
  3. 3. 副 a)单独;独自
    独当一面
    独占
    独立
    独奏
  4. 4. b)只；仅
    别人都懂了,独有他不明白
  5. 5. 副 与众不同;特别
    匠心独具
    独到之处
    独创
  6. 6. 形 [口] 不能容人
    这孩子有点独,他的玩具谁也不让动
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Examples

他独对孤灯, 悲伤不已。
Facing the lamp alone, he was in deep sorrow. → 孤灯
寒夜漫长, 独对孤灯。
I stayed alone during the endless winter night. → 寒夜
这孩子有点独,他的玩具谁也不让动 → 独

Character Decomposition

犭
[quǎn]		 + 虫
[chóng]

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nciku Note

The adverb indicate limits

An adverb is used to modify the adjective or verb as an adverbial adjunct, it should be put before them. Verbs or even nouns ending with character "地" and functioning as adverbs remain to be regarded as adjectives. A part of adverbs can indicate limits, such as "都", "统统", "一共", "总共", "共", "一起", "一块"， "一同", "一齐","一道", "一概", "一味", "净"， "只", "就", "仅仅", "独", "唯独", "单", "光",and so on.

e.g.（1）我们都是学生。 （2）树上一共有九只鸟。（3）我们一同去上学。 （4）你不要一味表扬自己。 （5）我们都在，唯独他不见了。

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