独立自主 — Chinese idiom
独立自主
dú lì zì zhǔ
Traditional: 獨立自主
Meaning
- independent and autonomous ; self-determination
- to act independently
- to maintain control over one's own affairs
Character by character
- 独dúalone, independent, only, single, solitary
- 立lìto stand; to establish, to set up
- 自zìself; private, personal; from
- 主zhǔto own; to host; master; host; lord
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
- 独来独往 dú lái dú wǎng
- 独具匠心 dú jù jiàng xīn
- 独具只眼 dú jù zhī yǎn
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