孤单

Meaning(adjective, nominal adjective)

lone; lonely; loneliness

Examples

• 一个人在国外有时很孤单。

  yí gè rén zài guó wài yǒu shí hěn gū dān.

  Being alone abroad can be lonely at times.

• 有你陪着，我不孤单。

  yǒu nǐ péi zhe, wǒ bù gū dān.

  With you here, I'm not lonely.

• 老人一个人住，很孤单。

  lǎo rén yí gè rén zhù, hěn gū dān.

  The old man lives alone and is very lonely.

Easily confused

• 孤独 — 孤单 stresses being alone; 孤独 is a deeper inner loneliness.

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