独立

dúlì

independent; independence; to stand alone

verbadjective HSK 3.0 · Band 5 trad. 獨立

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

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Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

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See it in sentences

妹妹上大学后变得很独立。

My younger sister became very independent after starting college.

孩子几岁该学着独立生活？

At what age should a child learn to live independently?