# 独身 (dúshēn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 独身 (dúshēn) means “unmarried; single”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: unmarried; single
- Pinyin: dúshēn (du2 shen1)
- Traditional: 獨身
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他选择了一辈子保持独身。
  Tā xuǎnzéle yíbèizi bǎochí dúshēn.
  He chose to remain single all his life.

## Characters

- [独](https://hanziro.com/word/du-alone/) (dú): alone; single
- 身 (shēn): body; life

https://hanziro.com/word/du-shen-unmarried/

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