唯独
wéidú
only; alone; solely
Characters in this word
独 dú
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 犭 — dog
- Made of
- 犭 dog 虫 insect, worm
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 所有部门都同意调整方案，唯独财务部担心现金流承受不了。 Suǒyǒu bùmén dōu tóngyì tiáozhěng fāng'àn, wéidú cáiwùbù dānxīn xiànjīnliú chéngshòu bù liǎo. All departments agreed to the adjustment plan; only the finance department worried that cash flow could not bear it.
- 大家都到了，唯独他还没来。 Dàjiā dōu dào le, wéidú tā hái méi lái. Everyone has arrived; only he still hasn't come.
- 每道菜都很好吃，唯独汤有点咸。 Měi dào cài dōu hěn hǎochī, wéidú tāng yǒudiǎn xián. Every dish was delicious; only the soup was a bit salty.
Related words
- 唯一 wéiyī only; unique
- 唯 wéi only; alone; merely
- 唯有 wéiyǒu only; only by
- 单独 dāndú alone; by oneself
- 独立 dúlì independent
- 独特 dútè unique
- 独自 dúzì alone
- 孤独 gūdú lonely
- 得天独厚 détiāndúhòu exceptionally favourable; richly endowed by nature
- 独 dú alone; by oneself; only
- 独家 dújiā exclusive
- 独身 dúshēn single; unmarried