Discussion of 孤独/孤獨 [gū dú] lonely, lonesome, solitary

Discussion of 孤独/孤獨

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孤单 vs 孤独
1. 孤单 can mean "alone" and "weak". 孤独 doesn't have these two meanings.
2. When 孤单 and 孤独 mean "lonely, solitary", they are pretty much and same and can be used interchangeably.
3. 孤单 can appear in its reduplicated form -- 孤孤单单; we rarely use the reduplicated form of 孤独, which is 孤孤独独.

lisaC

physicaly lonely, no other people around

litaowan

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