独立
dú lì
Pinyin

Definition

独立
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dú lì
  1. independent
  2. independence
  3. to stand alone

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

建立
jiàn lì
  1. 1 to establish
  2. 2 to set up
  3. 3 to found
独立
dú lì
  1. 1 independent
  2. 2 independence
  3. 3 to stand alone
立刻
lì kè
  1. 1 forthwith
  2. 2 immediate
  3. 3 prompt
  4. 4 promptly
  5. 5 straightway
  6. 6 thereupon
  7. 7 at once
立即
lì jí
  1. 1 immediately
立场
lì chǎng
  1. 1 position
  2. 2 standpoint
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
立马
lì mǎ
  1. 1 at once
  2. 2 immediately
  3. 3 promptly
  4. 4 swiftly
三十而立
sān shí ér lì
  1. 1 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
中立
zhōng lì
  1. 1 neutral
  2. 2 neutrality
伫立
zhù lì
  1. 1 to stand for a long time
倒立
dào lì
  1. 1 a handstand
  2. 2 to turn upside down
  3. 3 to stand on one's head
  4. 4 upside down
创立
chuàng lì
  1. 1 to establish
  2. 2 to set up
  3. 3 to found
周立波
Zhōu Lì bō
  1. 1 Zhou Libo (1908-1979), left-wing journalist, translator and novelist
  2. 2 Zhou Libo (1967-), Chinese stand-up comedian
国立
guó lì
  1. 1 national
  2. 2 state-run
  3. 3 public
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety
孤立
gū lì
  1. 1 isolate
  2. 2 isolated
对立
duì lì
  1. 1 to oppose
  2. 2 to set sth against
  3. 3 to be antagonistic to
  4. 4 antithetical
  5. 5 relative opposite
  6. 6 opposing
  7. 7 diametrical
屹立
yì lì
  1. 1 to tower
  2. 2 to stand straight (of person's bearing)
爱立信
Ài lì xìn
  1. 1 Ericsson (Swedish telecommunications company)
成立
chéng lì
  1. 1 to establish
  2. 2 to set up
  3. 3 to be tenable
  4. 4 to hold water
树立
shù lì
  1. 1 to set up
  2. 2 to establish

Idioms (20)

三十而立
sān shí ér lì
  1. 1 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
势不两立
shì bù liǎng lì
  1. 1 the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
  2. 2 incompatible standpoints
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
  1. 1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
  3. 3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety
坐立难安
zuò lì nán ān
  1. 1 unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
大破大立
dà pò dà lì
  1. 1 to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)
  2. 2 radical transformation
安家立业
ān jiā lì yè
  1. 1 stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
巍然屹立
wēi rán yì lì
  1. 1 to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom)
  2. 2 towering majestically
  3. 3 (of a person) to stand up against sb
巧立名目
qiǎo lì míng mù
  1. 1 to fabricate excuses (idiom)
  2. 2 to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
应机立断
yìng jī lì duàn
  1. 1 to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation
成家立室
chéng jiā lì shì
  1. 1 to get married (idiom)
成家立业
chéng jiā lì yè
  1. 1 to get married and start a career (idiom)
  2. 2 to settle down
  3. 3 to establish oneself
放下屠刀，立地成佛
fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó
  1. 1 lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
  2. 2 to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
标新立异
biāo xīn lì yì
  1. 1 to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)
树碑立传
shù bēi lì zhuàn
  1. 1 lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom)
  2. 2 to monumentalize
  3. 3 to glorify
  4. 4 to sing the praises of
汉贼不两立
Hàn zéi bù liǎng lì
  1. 1 lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shǔ Hàn] and Cao Wei 曹魏[Cáo Wèi] cannot coexist (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky
  3. 3 (former KMT slogan against CPC) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"
独立自主
dú lì zì zhǔ
  1. 1 independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination
  2. 2 to act independently
  3. 3 to maintain control over one's own affairs
当机立断
dāng jī lì duàn
  1. 1 to make prompt decisions (idiom)
矜功不立
jīn gōng bù lì
  1. 1 boasts a lot, but nothing comes of it (idiom)
破旧立新
pò jiù lì xīn
  1. 1 to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate

Sample Sentences

所以我才坚持我一定要经济独立！不是所有的男人都可以理解家务劳动的价值，偏偏他们又死性不改，所以我绝对不能让步！
suǒyǐ wǒ cái jiānchí wǒ yīdìng yào jīngjì dúlì ！búshi suǒyǒu de nánrén dōu kěyǐ lǐjiě jiāwù láodòng de jiàzhí ，piānpiān tāmen yòu sǐxìngbùgǎi ，suǒyǐ wǒ juéduì bùnéng ràngbù ！
So that’s why I insist on my financial independence! Not all men understand the value of housework, and they’re all old dogs who can’t change their tricks, so I really can’t give an inch!
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其实啊，中国女性真正经济人格独立的屈指可数。在痛苦不堪的婚姻下她们多半还是会选择默默忍受。
qíshí ā ，Zhōngguó nǚxìng zhēnzhèng jīngjì réngé dúlì de qūzhǐkěshǔ 。zài tòngkǔ bùkān de hūnyīn xià tāmen duōbàn háishì huì xuǎnzé mòmò rěnshòu 。
Actually, you can count on your fingers the number of Chinese women who are financially and emotionally independent. However miserable their marriages, most of them still choose to put up with it in silence.
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女性的自我成长太重要了，努力提高自我意识，实现自我价值和经济独立，那么无论做出什么选择都可以活得潇洒自在，丰富美好。
nǚxìng de zìwǒ chéngzhǎng tài zhòngyào le ，nǔlì tígāo zìwǒ yìshi ，shíxiàn zìwǒ jiàzhí hé jīngjì dúlì ，nàme wúlùn zuòchū shénme xuǎnzé dōu kěyǐ huó de xiāosǎ zìzài ，fēngfù měihǎo 。
Personal growth is so important for women, to raise their self-awareness, in order to realize their self-worth and financial independence, so that whatever choice they make they will live at ease, rich and beautiful.
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好，那么今天开始，我要再次学习独立思考。全盘接受和否定都不可取。
hǎo ，nàme jīntiān kāishǐ ，wǒ yào zàicì xuéxí dúlì sīkǎo 。quánpán jiēshòu hé fǒudìng dōu bù kěqǔ 。
OK, then from today onwards, I will try to improve on my ability to think independently. So I won't accept or deny things based on generalizations.
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英国脱离欧盟应该说有很多方面的原因，从历史的角度来说，这和英国从十九世纪开始，就奉行对欧洲大陆事务不予干涉的独立政策息息相关。
Yīngguó tuōlí Ōuméng yīnggāishuō yǒu hěn duō fāngmiàn de yuányīn ，cóng lìshǐ de jiǎodù láishuō ，zhè hé Yīngguó cóng shíjiǔ shìjì kāishǐ ，jiù fèngxíng duì Ōuzhōu dàlù shìwù bùyǔgānshè de dúlì zhèngcè xīxīxiāngguān 。
You could say that there are many reasons for the UK to leave the EU. Historically speaking, this closely relates to Britain's pursuit of an independent policy of non-interference in European continental affairs from the 19th Century onwards.
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说好以后一起合租，你倒自己先独立了。
shuōhǎo yǐhòu yīqǐ hézū ，nǐ dào zìjǐ xiān dúlì le 。
We agreed to co-share but you went independent and moved out first.
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英国广播公司和英国独立电视公司已确认，打算今年年底联合推出流媒体平台BritBox，以抗衡美国流媒体巨头奈飞。越来越多的观众舍弃传统广播电视渠道，希望在流媒体平台观看到及时更新的节目。
YīngguóGuǎngbōGōngsī hé Yīngguó dúlì diànshì gōngsī yǐ quèrèn ，dǎsuàn jīnnián niándǐ liánhé tuīchū liúméitǐ píngtái ，yǐ kànghéng Měiguó liúméitǐ jùtóu nàifēi 。yuèláiyuè duō de guānzhòng shěqì chuántǒng guǎngbō diànshì qúdào ，xīwàng zài liúméitǐ píngtái guānkàn dào jíshí gēngxīn de jiémù 。
The BBC and the British independent television company have confirmed that they intend to jointly launch the streaming media platform BritBox at the end of this year to counter the US streaming media giant Netflix. More and more viewers are abandoning the traditional radio and television channels to watch programs on the streaming media platform.
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给予女性经济独立的权利
jǐyǔ nǚxìng jīngjì dúlì de quánlì
giving women the right to financial independence
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没错，除了这个原因以外，中国的年轻人也越来越喜欢独立自由的生活，不想成为孩奴啊。
méicuò ，chúle zhè ge yuányīn yǐwài ，Zhōngguó de niánqīngrén yě yuèláiyuè xǐhuan dúlì zìyóu de shēnghuó ，bù xiǎng chéngwéi hái nú ā 。
That's right, as well as this, young people in China like independence and freedom more and more, so they don't want to become a slave to their children.
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爸！你让我试试看独立生活嘛。
bà ！nǐ ràng wǒ shìshikàn dúlì shēnghuó ma 。
Dad! Let me experience being independent.
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