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孤独

孤独 gūdú

孤独 gūdú Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 孤独 gūdú .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gūdú | gu1 du2
English translation
lonely
solitary

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About 孤独 gūdú

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Traditional form

孤獨

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 孤独 gūdú

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and guā represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

guā

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

子瓜

Number of Strokes

8

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. quǎn represents the meaning and chóng represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

chóng

Semantic compound

quǎn

Positional decomposition

犭虫

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 孤独 gūdú

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zǒu 出去 chū qù ma , 不要 bù yào 总是 zǒngshì Guò 孤独 gūdú de 生活 shēnghuó .

Go out; don't always live to yourself.

zài 冬天 dōng tiān de 天空 tiānkōng xià , jiǔ jiǔ ér 孤独 gūdú de zài Yīn chén de 沙滩 shātān shǎng zǒu le hěn jiǔ .

Long and lonely he pace the dreary beach beneath a wintry sky.

舒伯特继续 jìxù zài 星空 xīng kōng Zhōng zuò 孤独 gūdú de mèng .

Schubert continued his solitary dreams among the stars.

zhǎo de shì 孤独 gūdú de rén 失落 shī luò 的人缺少 quēshǎo ài 的人。

He looks for the lonely, the lost, the unloved.

bìng xiàng 看上去 kàn shang qu de 那样 nà yàng 孤独 gūdú 无助 wú zhù

He is not as friendless as he appeared to be.

孤独 gūdú Decomposition

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孤独 gūdú Compounds

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