只影单形 — “To be utterly alone”
只影单形 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be utterly alone”. Solitary; lonesome; without any companion. Literally, “Only shadow single form”.
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只影单形 Pronunciation and Pinyin
只影单形 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 只影单形
晚风中，他只影单形地走在回家的路上，显得有些落寞。
In the evening breeze, he walked home all by himself, looking a little dejected.
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Synonyms of 只影单形
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- zhǐ只zhēng争dàn旦xī夕seize every minute and second
- zhǐ只zhēng争zhāo朝xī夕Seize every minute and second
- zhǐ只zhǔn准zhōu州guān官fàng放huǒ火，，bù不zhǔn准bǎi百xìng姓diǎn点dēng灯Double standards for those in power
- zhǐ只zhǔn准zhōu州guān官fàng放huǒ火，，bù不xǔ许bǎi百xìng姓diǎn点dēng灯double standard for powerful vs ordinary
- zhǐ只fèng凤gū孤huáng凰a single person without a partner
- zhǐ只kě可yì意huì会，，bù不kě可yán言chuán传understood intuitively, not expressed in words
- zhǐ只kě可zhì智qǔ取，，bù不kě可lì力dí敌Win by wisdom, not by force
- zhǐ只tīng听lóu楼tī梯xiǎng响，，bù不jiàn见rén人xià下lai来all talk and no action
- zhī只zì字bù不tí提not mention a single word
- zhī只zì字piàn片yán言a single word or a few remarks
- zhǐ只shǒu手dān单quán拳a lone hand with meager power
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Open the tool →Questions about 只影单形
What does 只影单形 mean?
只影单形 (zhǐ yǐng dān xíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be utterly alone”.
How do you pronounce 只影单形?
只影单形 is pronounced zhǐ yǐng dān xíng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 只影单形 literally mean?
Literally, 只影单形 means “Only shadow single form”. It is used to mean “to be utterly alone”.
What is the Chinese definition of 只影单形?
只：单。形容孤单一人