| 独出心裁 | dú chū xīn cái | to display originality (idiom); to do things differently |
| 独力 | dú lì | all by oneself; without exterior help |
| 独吞 | dú tūn | to hog; to keep everything for oneself |
| 独在异乡为异客 | dú zài yì xiāng wéi yì kè | a stranger in a strange land (Tang poet Wang Wei's 王维) |
| 独夫 | dú fū | sole ruler; dictator |
| 独夫民贼 | dú fū mín zéi | tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator |
| 独孤求败 | Dú gū Qiú bài | Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸 novels |
| 独家 | dú jiā | exclusive |
| 独尊 | dú zūn | to revere as sole orthodoxy; supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc); sole dominant ideology |
| 独尊儒术 | dú zūn rú shù | Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucians (slogan of former Han dynasty) |
| 独居 | dú jū | to live alone; to live a solitary existence |
| 独居石 | dú jū shí | monazite |
| 独山 | Dú shān | Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州, Guizhou |
| 独山子 | Dú shān zǐ | Dushanzi district (Uighur: Maytagh Rayoni) of Qaramay City 克拉玛依市, Xinjiang |
| 独山子区 | Dú shān zǐ qū | Dushanzi district (Uighur: Maytagh Rayoni) of Qaramay City 克拉玛依市, Xinjiang |
| 独山县 | Dú shān xiàn | Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州, Guizhou |
| 独岛 | Dú dǎo | Dokdo (Japanese Takeshima 竹岛), disputed islands in Sea of Japan |
| 独揽市场 | dú lǎn shì chǎng | to monopolize a market |
| 独断专行 | dú duàn zhuān xíng | to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action; a law unto oneself |
| 独断独行 | dú duàn dú xíng | to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action; a law unto oneself |
| 独有 | dú yǒu | to personally own; to possess solely; only; solely |
| 独树一帜 | dú shù yī zhì | lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner; to stand out; to develop one's own school; to have attitude of one's own |
| 独步 | dú bù | lit. walking alone; prominent; unrivalled; outstanding |
| 独生 | dú shēng | a single birth; one child (policy) |
| 独生女 | dú shēng nǚ | an only daughter |
| 独生子女 | dú shēng zǐ nǚ | an only child |
| 独生子女政策 | dú shēng zǐ nǚ zhèng cè | the one child policy |
| 独当一面 | dú dāng yī miàn | to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section |
| 独眼龙 | dú yǎn lóng | one-eyed person |
| 独秀 | dú xiù | to surpass; to stand above the crowd |
| 独立中文笔会 | dú lì Zhōng wén bǐ huì | Independent Chinese PEN center |
| 独立国家联合体 | Dú lì guó jiā lián hé tǐ | Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union) |
| 独立报 | Dú lì bào | The Independent |
| 独立宣言 | dú lì xuān yán | Declaration of Independence |
| 独立战争 | dú lì zhàn zhēng | war of independence |
| 独立选民 | dú lì xuǎn mín | independent voter |
| 独立钻石 | dú lì zuàn shí | solitaire (puzzle) |
| 独立门户 | dú lì mén hù | to live apart from parents (of married couple); to achieve independence |
| 独联体 | Dú lián tǐ | Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union); abbr. for 独立国家联合体 |
| 独脚戏 | dú jiǎo xì | variant of 独角戏 |
| 独胆 | dú dǎn | individually courageous |
| 独胆英雄 | dú dǎn yīng xióng | bold and courageous hero (idiom) |
| 独舞 | dú wǔ | solo dance |
| 独苗 | dú miáo | only child; sole scion |
| 独处 | dú chǔ | to live alone |
| 独行 | dú xíng | solitary |
| 独行侠 | dú xíng xiá | loner; single person; bachelor |
| 独行其是 | dú xíng qí shì | to go one's own way (idiom); to act independently without asking others |
| 独角戏 | dú jiǎo xì | monodrama; one-man show; comic talk |
| 独角兽 | dú jiǎo shòu | unicorn |
