独立
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
独立 (dúlì) · independent
独立 (dúlì) means “independent; independence”. It is written with 2 characters: 独 (alone) + 立 (to stand). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 独立 is built
The characters
独 dú · alone
What 独 is made of
- 犭quǎn — dog
- 虫chóng — insect
- 中zhōng — central
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 中zhōng — central
Origin hint: 犭 gives the meaning, 虫 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
孩子长大了要学会独立。Háizi zhǎngdà le yào xué huì dúlì.When children grow up, they need to learn to be independent.
她十八岁就独立生活了。Tā shíbā suì jiù dúlì shēnghuó le.She was living on her own at eighteen.
Questions about 独立
What does 独立 mean?
独立 (dúlì) means “independent; independence”.
How do you pronounce 独立?
独立 is pronounced dúlì.
Which HSK level is 独立?
独立 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 单独dāndúalone
- 独特dútèunique
- 独自dúzìalone
- 得天独厚détiāndúhòurichly endowed by nature
- 独裁dúcáidictatorship
- 孤独gūdúlonely
- 唯独wéidúonly
- 成立chénglìto set up
- 建立jiànlìto set up
- 立刻lìkèimmediately
Learn 独立 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 98: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.