孤立
Old HSK 6
孤立 (gūlì) · isolated
孤立 (gūlì) means “isolated; to isolate”. It is written with 2 characters: 孤 (orphaned) + 立 (to stand). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 孤立 is built
The characters
孤 gū · orphaned
What 孤 is made of
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 瓜guā — melon
- 厶sī — private
立 lì · to stand
What 立 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A man standing on the ground 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
那座小房子孤立在山顶上。Nà zuò xiǎo fángzi gūlì zài shāndǐng shàng.That small house stands alone on the hilltop.
不要孤立班里新来的同学。Búyào gūlì bān lǐ xīn lái de tóngxué.Don't isolate the new student in the class.
Questions about 孤立
What does 孤立 mean?
孤立 (gūlì) means “isolated; to isolate”.
How do you pronounce 孤立?
孤立 is pronounced gūlì.
Which HSK level is 孤立?
孤立 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 孤独gūdúlonely
- 成立chénglìto set up
- 建立jiànlìto set up
- 立刻lìkèimmediately
- 设立shèlìto set up
- 独立dúlìindependent
- 立即lìjíimmediately
- 创立chuànglìto found
- 对立duìlìto oppose
- 立场lìchǎngposition
Learn 孤立 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 69: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.