独自
HSK 4 (2021)
独自 (dúzì) · alone
独自 (dúzì) means “alone; by oneself”. It is written with 2 characters: 独 (alone) + 自 (from). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 独自 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)
自 zì · from
What 自 is made of
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: A nose; in China, people refer to themselves by pointing to their noses (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她独自住在北京。Tā dúzì zhù zài Běijīng.She lives alone in Beijing.
你敢独自去旅行吗？Nǐ gǎn dúzì qù lǚxíng ma?Would you dare to travel alone?
Questions about 独自
What does 独自 mean?
独自 (dúzì) means “alone; by oneself”.
How do you pronounce 独自?
独自 is pronounced dúzì.
Which HSK level is 独自?
独自 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 单独dāndúalone
- 独立dúlìindependent
- 独特dútèunique
- 得天独厚détiāndúhòurichly endowed by nature
- 独裁dúcáidictatorship
- 孤独gūdúlonely
- 唯独wéidúonly
- 大自然dàzìránnature (the natural world)
- 来自láizìto come from
- 自己zìjǐoneself
Learn 独自 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 100: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.