独来独往 — Chinese idiom
独来独往
dú lái dú wǎng
Traditional: 獨來獨往
Meaning
- to come and go alone; to act independently; (fig.) to keep to oneself; to be a loner
Character by character
- 独dúalone, independent, only, single, solitary
- 来láito arrive, to come, to return; in the future, late
- 独dúalone, independent, only, single, solitary
- 往wǎngto go, to depart; past, former
Idioms sharing a character
- 一枝独秀 yī zhī dú xiù
- 匠心独运 jiàng xīn dú yùn
- 单打独斗 dān dǎ dú dòu
- 孤独于世 gū dú yú shì
- 得天独厚 dé tiān dú hòu
- 民贼独夫 mín zéi dú fū
- 独一无二 dú yī wú èr
- 独具匠心 dú jù jiàng xīn
- 独具只眼 dú jù zhī yǎn
- 独出心裁 dú chū xīn cái
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