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孤立无援

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4-character word Traditional 孤立無援

What 孤立无援 means

1. isolated and without help

The characters in 孤立无援

• 孤gūlone; lonely
• 立lìto stand; to set up; to establish
• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 援yuánto help; to assist; to aid

Example sentences

• 我从小到大都是个酷儿小孩，从学校、老师或大多数同学那里得不到任何支持，感到孤立无援，觉得自己从根本上就是有问题的。我很高兴现况已有所改变，但对于那股反对支持与肯定酷儿儿童之风气的反动势力感到厌恶。
  Growing up as a queer kid, I had no support whatsoever from school, from teachers, or from most other kids, and I felt isolated and fundamentally bad. I'm glad things have changed, but disgusted by the reactionary movement that has risen up against the practice of supporting and affirming queer kids.