独身

獨身

dúshēn

noun HSK 7-9 #13,418

Meanings

1 single (unmarried)
2 celibate
3 bachelorhood

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

他选择了独身生活。

Tā xuǎnzé le dúshēn shēnghuó.

He chose a single life.

HSK 7-9

越来越多的人倾向于独身主义。

Yuèláiyuè duō de rén qīngxiàng yú dúshēn zhǔyì.

More and more people lean towards staying single.

Tips

usage

独身 is more formal and literary than 单身, which is the everyday word for 'single'. 独身 can also imply a deliberate choice to remain unmarried.

Stroke Order

独 dú

身 shēn