孤立

孤立 gūlì

Isolated

HSK 6 guli

What 孤立 means

  1. Isolated

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 孤立 will read it the same way this page does.

Character by character

孤立 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

Orphaned (alone)
Stand up (set up - immediately)

How to write 孤立

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Sounds the same as 孤立

These are also written guli without tone marks. Tones and context are what keep them apart — which is why the tone is part of the word, not an accent on it.

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Questions about 孤立

What does 孤立 mean in English?

孤立 is pronounced gūlì and means Isolated.

How do you pronounce 孤立?

孤立 is gūlì in pinyin — written guli without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 孤立?

孤立 is written with 2 characters: 孤 (gū) Orphaned (alone), 立 (lì) Stand up (set up - immediately). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 孤立 an HSK word?

Yes — 孤立 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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