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独一无二

dú yī wú èr

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 獨一無二

独一无二 (dú yī wú èr) means "unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled; nothing compares with it". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 独一无二 means

1. idiomunique; unmatched; unrivalled

The characters in 独一无二

• 独dúalone; independent; single
• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 二èrtwo; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid

Example sentences

• 这真是好得独一无二！
  Zhè zhēnshi hǎo de dúyīwú'èr!
  This is uniquely good.
• 这里的天气有独一无二的特点。
  Zhèlǐ de tiānqì yǒu dúyīwú'èr de tèdiǎn.
  The weather here has its own unique characteristics.
• 因为有高而闭合的领子、紧身的剪裁和在笔直裙子两边的开口，旗袍有着独一无二传达端庄和性感的能力。
  Yīnwèi yǒu gāo ér bìhé de lǐngzi, jǐnshēn de jiǎncái hé zài bǐzhí qúnzi liǎngbian de kāikǒu, qípáo yǒuzhe dúyīwú'èr chuándá duānzhuāng hé xìnggǎn de nénglì.
  With a high, closed collar, figure-hugging cut, and large slits at either side of a straight skirt, the qipao is unique in its ability to communicate both modesty and sensuousness.
• 一件传统式样的旗袍是完全手工制作的，也需要劳动密集的裁缝业技术，为了增加而显示每种独一无二的女性体态。
  Yī jiàn chuántǒng shìyàng de qípáo shì wánquán shǒugōng zhìzuò de, yě xūyào láodòng mìjí de cáiféng yè jìshù, wèile zēngjiā ér xiǎnshì měi zhǒng dúyīwú'èr de nǚxìng tǐtài.
  A qipao in the traditional style is made entirely by hand and requires labour-intensive manual tailoring techniques to enhance and exhibit every unique female form.

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