独 树 一 格

dú shù yī gédictionary entry

to have a unique style of one's own (idiom)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

獨樹一格独树一格 [du2 shu4 yi1 ge2] /to have a unique style of one's own (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 獨樹一格

独
dú
alone / independent / single / sole / only
树
shù
tree / CL:棵[kē] / to cultivate / to set up
一
yī
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
格
gē
used in 格登[gē dēng] / used in 格格[gē gē]
gé
square; lattice; grid; frame / compartment; partition; slot (within a larger unit) / (bound form) standard; norm; specification / (bound form) character; disposition; moral quality; style; aesthetic tone / (bound form) rhetorical form; stylistic pattern / (bound form) (linguistics) grammatical case / (literary) to correct; to rectify / (literary) to arrive at; to reach / (literary) to obstruct; to hinder / (literary) to investigate exhaustively / classifier for compartments, slots or cells within a larger unit

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