Lonely in Chinese
lonely · HSK 6
孤独
- 孤 lone
- 独 alone
一个人在外地有时很孤独。 Living alone in another city can be lonely sometimes.
Other ways to say lonely
More words with 孤 or 独
How do you say lonely in Chinese?
Lonely in Chinese is 孤独 (gū dú). You can also say 寂寞 (jì mò).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
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