Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

lone/lonely

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

Bopomofo

ㄍㄨ

Jyutping

gu1

Example sentences

他一個人在國外生活,常感到孤單。
他一个人在国外生活,常感到孤单。

He lives abroad alone and often feels lonely.

他在這座大城市裡沒有朋友,感到非常孤獨。
他在这座大城市里没有朋友,感到非常孤独。

He has no friends in this big city and feels very lonely.

這位導演用簡單的畫面詮釋了孤獨。
这位导演用简单的画面诠释了孤独。

This director interpreted loneliness through simple images.

他孤身一人來到這座城市,起初很不習慣。
他孤身一人来到这座城市,起初很不习惯。

He came to this city all alone and was not used to it at first.

孤僻 gūpì
她個性孤僻,很少與他人來往。
她个性孤僻,很少与他人来往。

She has an unsociable personality and rarely interacts with others.

雖然他很有才華,但個性孤僻,很難處。
虽然他很有才华,但个性孤僻,很难处。

Although he is very talented, he has a lonely personality and is hard to get along with.

這間孤兒院收容了許多失去雙親的孩子。
这间孤儿院收容了许多失去双亲的孩子。

This orphanage takes in many children who have lost their parents.

他們決定收養那個孤兒。
他们决定收养那个孤儿。

They decided to adopt that orphan.

他在孤兒院裡長大。
他在孤儿院里长大。

He grew up in an orphanage.

她自願利用假日到孤兒院為孩子們輔導課業。
她自愿利用假日到孤儿院为孩子们辅导课业。

She volunteered to use her holidays to tutor children at the orphanage.

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