Chinese word dictionary

孤孑特立

gū jié tè lì · to be all alone in the world

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Word information

Simplified孤孑特立

Traditional孤孑特立

Pinyingū jié tè lì

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

孤gū

orphaned; alone, lonely, solidary

孑jié

alone, lonely, solitary; remaining, left-over

特tè

special, unique, distinguished

立lì

to stand; to establish, to set up

How to learn 孤孑特立

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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特别tèbié

unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是[shi4]) in particular

特点tèdiǎn

characteristic (feature); trait; feature; CL:個|个[ge4]

成立chénglì

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

独立dúlì

independent; independence; to stand alone

独特dútè

unique; distinctive

建立jiànlì

to establish; to set up; to found