| 独立 | dú lì | independent; independence; to stand alone |
| 独 | dú | alone; independent; single; sole; only |
| 单独 | dān dú | alone; by oneself; on one's own |
| 独特 | dú tè | unique; distinct; having special characteristics |
| 独裁 | dú cái | dictatorship |
| 独立自主 | dú lì zì zhǔ | independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination; to act independently; to maintain control over one's own affairs |
| 独自 | dú zì | alone |
| 独创 | dú chuàng | original; creativity; original creation |
| 独占 | dú zhàn | to monopolize; to control; to dominate |
| 不独 | bù dú | not only |
| 陈独秀 | Chén Dú xiù | Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), Chinese Marxist and leading communist, blamed for the failures of Chinese communism from 1927, posthumously rehabilitated |
| 独木舟 | dú mù zhōu | canoe |
| 孤独 | gū dú | lonely; solitary |
| 独奏 | dú zòu | solo |
| 唯独 | wéi dú | only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique |
| 独到 | dú dào | original |
| 独断 | dú duàn | to decide alone without consultation; arbitrary; dictatorial |
| 独唱 | dú chàng | (in singing) solo; to solo |
| 独揽 | dú lǎn | to monopolize |
| 独裁者 | dú cái zhě | dictator; autocrat |
| 司法独立 | sī fǎ dú lì | judicial independence |
| 独木桥 | dú mù qiáo | lit. a log bridge; fig. a tricky path; to walk a tight-rope |
| 非独 | fēi dú | not only; not merely |
| 独子 | dú zǐ | only son |
| 独白 | dú bái | stage monologue; soliloquy |
| 独霸 | dú bà | lit. sole hegemony; to monopolize; domination (of the market); personal empire |
| 得天独厚 | dé tiān dú hòu | (of an area) rich in resources; (of a person) gifted or able (idiom) |
| 独身 | dú shēn | unmarried; single |
| 独一无二 | dú yī wú èr | unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled; nothing compares with it |
| 独独 | dú dú | alone |
| 惟独 | wéi dú | only; solely; this one alone |
| 九宫格数独 | jiǔ gōng gé shù dú | sudoku (Japanese: sū doku) |
你走你的阳关道，
我过我的独木桥 | nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng Guān dào ,
wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo | you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge; you take the easy way, I'll follow the hard path |
| 外商独资企业 | wài shāng dú zī qǐ yè | Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise (WFOE) (form of legal entity in China); Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise (WOFE); see also 外资企业 |
| 孤独无援 | gū dú wú yuán | lonely and isolated (idiom) |
| 情有独锺 | qíng yǒu dú zhōng | to have a feeling for sth (affection, sympathy, passion etc) |
| 情有独钟 | qíng yǒu dú zhōng | to have a feeling for sth (affection, sympathy, passion etc) |
| 慎独 | shèn dú | to preserve a proper behavior in private life |
| 戛戛独造 | jiá jiá dú zào | creative; original |
| 数独 | shù dú | sudoku (Japanese: sū doku) |
| 民贼独夫 | mín zéi dú fū | tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator |
| 无独有偶 | wú dú yǒu ǒu | not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence; it's not the only case |
| 独一 | dú yī | only; unique |
| 独二代 | dú èr dài | second generation only child |
| 独人秀 | dú rén xiù | one-man show |
| 独占鳌头 | dú zhàn áo tóu | to monopolize the turtle head (idiom, refers to carved marble steps of the palace); to come first in triennial palace examinations; the champion; the very best in any field |
| 独来独往 | dú lái dú wǎng | coming and going alone (idiom); a lone operator; keeping to oneself; unsociable; maverick |
| 独具 | dú jù | to have unique (talent, insight etc) |
| 独具匠心 | dú jù jiàng xīn | original and ingenious (idiom); to display creativity |
| 独出一时 | dú chū yī shí | incomparable; head and shoulders above the competition |
