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7-9

lonely

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

gu1dan1 gūdān

Meaning


Primary

lonely

Alternatives

alone, lone

Mnemonic


To be 孤單 lonely is to feel like you're the only one left on the 孤 orphan 單 list.

Usage


他 常常 感到 孤單。

He often feels lonely.

在 這裡 我 不 會 孤單。

I won't be lonely here.

他 看 起來 很 孤單。

He looks very lonely.

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