孑然

jiérán

adverb #26,238

Meanings

1 alone
2 solitary
3 all by oneself (literary)

Characters

solitary; alone (rare character)

so; in such a manner (suffix)

Examples

他孑然一身，在陌生的城市打拼。

Tā jiérán yīshēn, zài mòshēng de chéngshì dǎpīn.

He was all alone, making his way in an unfamiliar city.

年迈的老人孑然独居，令人心疼。

Niánmài de lǎorén jiérán dújū, lìng rén xīnténg.

The elderly person living all alone is heart-wrenching.

Tips

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孑然 is a formal/literary word. In everyday speech, 独自 or 一个人 are more common. 孑然一身 (solitary body) is a fixed phrase meaning completely alone in the world.

Stroke Order

孑 jié

然 rán