(idiom) to come first in triennial palace examinations (refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand); to be the champion; to be the very best in any field
1. to dominate (a market etc)2. to monopolize
得天独厚 得天獨厚 dé tiān dú hòu HSK 7–9 1. blessed by heaven (idiom)2. enjoying exceptional advantages3. favored by nature
1. Taiwan independence2. (of Taiwan) to declare independence
1. not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence2. it's not the only case
1. most outstanding2. par excellence
1. wholly-owned (often by foreign company)2. exclusive investment
1. to revere as sole orthodoxy2. to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc)3. to be dominant
1. (lit.) widowers, widows, orphans and the childless (idiom)2. (fig.) people with no one left to rely on
1. lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)2. fig. to be in a league of one's own3. outstanding
to preserve a proper behavior in private life
1. to dominate over all others2. to wield all the power3. to reign supreme
a daughter who is an only child
Dokdo (Japanese Takeshima 竹岛[zhú dǎo]), disputed islands in Sea of Japan
1. lit. walking alone2. prominent3. unrivalled4. outstanding+1 条 1. only (child); without siblings2. to be the sole survivor
1. to surpass2. to stand above the crowd
1. solo part (in opera)2. soliloquy
1. autonomous body2. independent system
unification and independence
Dushan, a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州[qián nán bù yī zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Guizhou
1. Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union)2. abbr. for 独立国家联合体
erhua variant of 独院[dú yuàn]
single-component character
Dulong river in northwest Yunnan on border with Myanmar, tributary of Salween or Nujiang 怒江, sometimes referred to as number four of Three parallel rivers 三江并流, wildlife protection unit
Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921
1. original and ingenious (idiom)2. to show great creativity
tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
1. original and ingenious (idiom)2. to show great creativity