Hanzi Now
CharactersIdiomsChinese NameFlashcards
Tools

Visual content

  • Chinese Text Image GeneratorCreate PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
  • Stroke Order AnimatorTurn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
  • Character Highlight AnimatorChoose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
  • Chinese Text Morph AnimatorTurn one Chinese character, word or phrase into another; download SVG, MP4 or WebM

Audio content

  • Chinese Text to SpeechRead Chinese aloud with karaoke highlighting

Teaching materials

  • Writing WorksheetsPrintable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
  • Bingo CardsPicture and word Bingo for your class
  • Picture WorksheetsChinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets

Other

  • Pinyin GeneratorConvert Chinese text to pinyin with tone marks
  • Chinese Zodiac CalculatorFind your animal sign from your birth date and make a zodiac card.
  • Chinese Word CounterCount characters, words and sentences in Chinese text
View all tools →
孤孤单单
孤孤单单
孤孤单单
孤孤单单
孤孤单单
孤孤单单
孤孤单单
孤孤单单

孤孤单单 — “Alone and without support, feeling lonely”

孤孤单单 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “alone and without support, feeling lonely”. Solitary and forlorn. Literally, “lonely and alone”.

Frequency

孤孤单单 Pronunciation and Pinyin

孤孤单单 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
孤
gū8alone, orphaned, or vulnerable
孤
gū8alone, orphaned, or vulnerable
单
dān8single, simple, or a list
单
dān8single, simple, or a list

Example Sentence with 孤孤单单

他一个人住在这座大城市里,感到孤孤单单的
He lives alone in this big city, feeling lonely and isolated.

Idioms Related to 孤孤单单

Synonyms of 孤孤单单

  • líng伶líng伶dīng仃dīng仃Lonely and helpless
  • gū孤kǔ苦líng伶dīng仃lonely, helpless, and without support

Antonyms of 孤孤单单

  • rén人duō多shì势zhòng众strength in numbers

More idioms starting with 孤

  • gū孤yún云yě野hè鹤a carefree solitary recluse
  • gū孤chóu俦guǎ寡pǐ匹lonely and without a companion or peer
  • gū孤ào傲bù不qún群haughty and unsociable
  • gū孤ér儿guǎ寡fu妇orphans and widows
  • gū孤ér儿guǎ寡mǔ母vulnerable orphans and widows
  • gū孤jūn军zuò作zhàn战fight alone without help
  • gū孤jūn军fèn奋zhàn战fight alone and unsupported
  • gū孤jūn军shēn深rù入advance alone into a vulnerable position
  • gū孤jūn军dú独zhàn战fight a lone battle without support
  • gū孤jūn军báo薄lǚ旅an isolated and weak force
  • gū孤zǐ子guǎ寡fu妇Orphans and widows
  • gū孤gū孤xī恓xī恓lonely and distressed

Recommended tools

Chinese Text Image Generator

Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes

Open the tool →

Character Highlight Animator

Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order

Open the tool →

Picture Worksheets

Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets

Open the tool →

Bingo Cards

Picture and word Bingo for your class

Open the tool →

Questions about 孤孤单单

What does 孤孤单单 mean?

孤孤单单 (gū gū dān dān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “alone and without support, feeling lonely”.

How do you pronounce 孤孤单单?

孤孤单单 is pronounced gū gū dān dān in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 孤孤单单 literally mean?

Literally, 孤孤单单 means “lonely and alone”. It is used to mean “alone and without support, feeling lonely”.

What is the Chinese definition of 孤孤单单?

单身无靠,感到寂寞

Hanzi Now

Explore the charm of Chinese language

Explore

  • Characters
  • Idioms
  • Chinese Names
  • Flashcards

Tools

  • Chinese Text Image Generator
  • Stroke Order Animator
  • Character Highlight Animator
  • Bingo Cards
  • Picture Worksheets
  • All Tools

More

  • Blog
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
© 2026 Hanzi NowContact Us