Writing
孤单 (gū dān) — how to say "lonely" in Chinese
孤单
Lonely
adjective
Character composition
孤
orphan; lonely
单
single; alone
Radicals / Keys
子
Child
#39 · zǐ · 3 strokes
八
Eight
#12 · bā · 2 strokes
Collocations
孤单的夜晚
gūdān de yèwǎn
a lonely night
感到孤单
gǎndào gūdān
to feel lonely
孤单的老人
gūdān de lǎorén
a lonely old person
Examples
他一个人住，觉得很孤单。
He lives alone and feels lonely.
我很孤单。
I feel very lonely.
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Lonely in Chinese meaning
"lonely" in Chinese is 孤单 (gū dān).
孤单 meaning in English
孤单 (gū dān) means "Lonely".
Lonely in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced gū dān (written as gu dan, gudan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Lonely in Chinese characters
It is written 孤单: 孤 has 8 strokes, 单 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 孤单?
孤单 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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