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孤零零

gūlínglíng

all alone; solitary

HSK 7 · Topic “Anxiety, grief and anger”
A lone bare tree stands in the middle of an empty field.
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Characters in this word

孤 gū

Strokes
8
Radical
子 — son, child
Made of
子 son, child 瓜 melon, gourd, squash, cucumber
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 孤

零 líng

Strokes
13
Radical
雨 — rain
Made of
雨 rain 令 command, decree, order
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 暴雨过后，河堤上只剩一棵老树孤零零地立着，像在守望村庄。 Bàoyǔ guòhòu, hédī shàng zhǐ shèng yì kē lǎo shù gūlínglíng de lì zhe, xiàng zài shǒuwàng cūnzhuāng. After the storm, only one old tree stood alone on the riverbank, as if watching over the village.
  • 山顶上孤零零地立着一座小亭子。 Shāndǐng shàng gūlínglíng de lì zhe yí zuò xiǎo tíngzi. A small pavilion stands all alone on the mountain top.
  • 孩子孤零零地坐在门口，等爸爸回来。 Háizi gūlínglíng de zuò zài ménkǒu, děng bàba huílái. The child sat all alone at the door, waiting for Dad to come home.

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