獨 (duk6) — uniquely; exclusively; creatively in Cantonese

dukˍ₆獨

简独

Mandarin Pinyin: du2

Meaning of 獨

noununiquely; exclusively; creatively

nounsingle; only; sole; lone; solitary

nounthe childless; old people without offspring

nounalone; in solitude; on one's own

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Example Sentences with 獨

dukˍ₆獨zungˉ¹中

Middle.

隨口講佢著衫獨沽一味，點知佢借啲意隔日就買反一櫃嘅新衫

I was merely commenting she's always wearing the same clothes; little did I know that she would use it as an opportunity to buy herself a whole cupboard of new clothes the next day.

他的作品獨樹一幟，常有不規則的形狀

His pieces usually do not follow any rules and form. They are very distinctive.

有一部分更加係設有獨立冷氣

In addition, some [apartments] have their own air conditioner.

古典音樂我比較鐘意長笛獨奏

As far as classical music is concerned, I prefer solo flute.

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Words Containing 獨

獨木不成林duk6 muk6 bat1 sing4 lam4

one person cannot handle all the tasks by himself. (lit. one tree does not make a forest)

獨白duk6 baak6

soliloquy; monologue

獨生子duk6 saang1 zi2

the only son (in a one-child family) [Syn.] 獨子 , 獨仔 , 獨生仔

獨立選民duk6 laap6 syun2 man4

independent voter

唯獨wai4 duk6

only, alone

得天獨厚dak1 tin1 duk6 hau5

to be endowed with an exceptional advantage

獨自duk6 zi6

alone; by oneself | [粵]: 自己

乘獨木舟sing4 duk6 muk6 zau1

to ride a canoe

情有獨鍾cing4 yau5 duk6 zung1

have a special passion for; be passionate about a particular thing

獨立調查duk6 laap6 diu6 caa4

independent investigation

獨特duk6 dak6

unique; distinct

獨裁duk6 coi4

dictatorship | 專制 is a related term

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