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只身孤影 — “Alone and solitary”

只身孤影 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Alone and solitary”. A lone figure without companionship. Literally, “A lone body and a solitary shadow”.

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只身孤影 Pronunciation and Pinyin

只身孤影 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
只
zhī5only, just, merely
身
shēn7body, person, life, self
孤
gū8alone, orphaned, or vulnerable
影
yǐng15shadow, image, film

Example Sentence with 只身孤影

夜深人静时,她只身孤影,默默地望着窗外,思绪万千。
Late at night, in the quiet, she stood alone and solitary, gazing out the window, lost in countless thoughts.

Idioms Related to 只身孤影

Synonyms of 只身孤影

  • zhǐ只yǐng影dān单xíng形utterly alone
  • zhǐ只yǐng影gū孤xíng形utterly alone and isolated
  • xíng形dān单yǐng影zhī只utterly alone, a lone figure

Antonyms of 只身孤影

  • chéng成shuāng双chéng成duì对in romantic pairs

More idioms starting with 只

  • 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

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Questions about 只身孤影

What does 只身孤影 mean?

只身孤影 (zhī shēn gū yǐng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Alone and solitary”.

How do you pronounce 只身孤影?

只身孤影 is pronounced zhī shēn gū yǐng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 只身孤影 literally mean?

Literally, 只身孤影 means “a lone body and a solitary shadow”. It is used to mean “Alone and solitary”.

What is the Chinese definition of 只身孤影?

只:单独的。指孤单一人。亦作“只影孤形”、“只影单形”。

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