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独力

dú lì

2-character word Traditional 獨力

What 独力 means

1. all by oneself
2. without exterior help

The characters in 独力

• 独dúalone; independent; single
• 力lìpower; force; strength

Example sentences

• 她的丈夫死后，她就独力把两个孩子养大成人。
  Tā de zhàngfu sǐhòu, tā jiù dúlì bǎ liǎng gè háizi yǎng dà chéngrén.
  After her husband's death, she brought up the two children all by herself.

Sounds the same

Read dú lì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 独立independent; independence; to stand alone
• 毒力virulence