Lonely in Chinese (Mandarin): 孤单 (gūdān)
孤单
gūdān
lonely
- Simplified
- 孤单
- Traditional
- 孤單
- Pinyin
- gūdān
- Typed as
- gudan
Use it in a sentence
朋友都走了，我一个人很孤单。
朋友都走了，我一個人很孤單。
My friends have all gone, and I am lonely by myself.
The characters in 孤单
孤
Alone. 子 (child) is on the left.
8 strokes
单 / 單
Single, one.
8 strokes
孤单 is feeling alone. 一个人 (yí gè rén, by myself) often comes before it: 我一个人很孤单.
More examples with 孤单
小猫一个人很孤单。
小貓一個人很孤單。
Xiǎo māo yí gè rén hěn gūdān.
The kitten is lonely all by itself.
有了朋友，我不孤单了。
有了朋友，我不孤單了。
Yǒu le péngyou, wǒ bù gūdān le.
Now I have friends, I'm not lonely anymore.
How to write 孤单 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
孤 8 strokes
单 8 strokes
In Traditional characters:
單 12 strokes
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