Usage note
单独表示一个人或一件事自己。
dān dú biǎo shì yí gè rén huò yí jiàn shì zì jǐ。
单独 means alone or separately.
Context note
单独常用于行动、分开和比较。
dān dú cháng yòng yú xíng dòng 、 fēn kāi hé bǐ jiào。
It is often used with action, separation, and comparison.
5 examples
他单独去。
tā dān dú qù。
He went alone.
请单独放好。
qǐng dān dú fàng hǎo。
Please put it aside separately.
这个任务要单独完成。
zhè ge rèn wu yào dān dú wán chéng。
This task must be completed separately.
孩子喜欢单独玩。
hái zi xǐ huan dān dú wán。
The child likes to play alone.
单独学习很安静。
dān dú xué xí hěn ān jìng。
Studying alone is very quiet.
5 mini stories
他习惯单独做作业。
tā xí guàn dān dú zuò zuò yè。
He is used to doing homework alone.
老师让大家单独思考。
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā dān dú sī kǎo。
The teacher asked everyone to think separately.
她不想单独去商店。
tā bù xiǎng dān dú qù shāng diàn。
She does not want to go to the store alone.
每个人单独写一份答案。
měi gè rén dān dú xiě yí fèn dá àn。
Each person writes one answer separately.
单独处理会更快。
dān dú chǔ lǐ huì gèng kuài。
Handling it separately will be faster.
Mini dialogue
单独在家
A
你一个人单独在家会害怕吗？
Nǐ yīgè rén dāndú zài jiā huì hàipà ma?
Are you scared when you are home alone by yourself?
B
不会，我单独在家时会看书和画画。
Bù huì, wǒ dāndú zài jiā shí huì kànshū hé huà huà.
No, when I am home alone, I read books and draw.
单独完成
A
这个拼图我可以单独完成吗？
Zhège pīntú wǒ kěyǐ dāndú wánchéng ma?
Can I finish this puzzle by myself?
B
当然可以，你试试单独完成它。
Dāngrán kěyǐ, nǐ shì shì dāndú wánchéng tā.
Of course you can, try to finish it by yourself.
Related words and contrasts
similar
独自
dúzì
alone; by oneself
Very similar meaning, often interchangeable with 单独
opposite
一起
yīqǐ
together
The opposite of being alone
related
独立
dúlì
independent
Being able to do things by yourself