lone person; all alone
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a lone person; someone all alone (often without relatives or family nearby)
Often implies being without family support or relatives nearby. Frequently used in the pattern 孤身一人.
Fù父
mǔ母
zǎo早
nián年
qù去
shì世
，
zhǐ只
shèng剩
xià下
tā他
gū孤
shēn身
yī一
rén人
。
His parents passed away years ago, leaving him all alone.
Tā他
gū孤
shēn身
yī一
rén人
lái来
dào到
zhè这
zuò座
mò陌
shēng生
de的
chéng城
shì市
dǎ打
pīn拼
。
He came to this unfamiliar city all by himself to struggle for success.
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Nà那
wèi位
lǎo老
rén人
gū孤
shēn身
zhù住
zài在
piān偏
pì僻
de的
shān山
cūn村
lǐ里
。
That old man lives alone in a remote mountain village.
Tā她
xí习
guàn惯
le了
gū孤
shēn身
shēng生
huó活
，
bù不
yuàn愿
yǔ与
rén人
jiāo交
wǎng往
。
She is used to living alone and is unwilling to associate with others.