Chinese word dictionary

孑立无依

jié lì wú yī · to stand alone; to have no one to rely on

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Word information

Simplified孑立无依

Traditional孑立無依

Pinyinjié lì wú yī

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Character breakdown

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孑jié

alone, lonely, solitary; remaining, left-over

立lì

to stand; to establish, to set up

无wú

no, not; lacking, -less

依yī

to rely on; to consent, to obey; according to

How to learn 孑立无依

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无wú

not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less

无法wúfǎ

unable to; incapable of

无聊wúliáo

bored; boring; senseless

无论wúlùn

no matter what or how; regardless of whether...

成立chénglì

to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water

独立dúlì

independent; independence; to stand alone