| 独立自主 |
dú lì zì zhǔ |
independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination / to act independently / to maintain control over one's own affairs |
| 独 |
dú |
alone / independent / single / sole / only |
| 独立 |
dú lì |
independent / independence / to stand alone |
| 立 |
Lì |
surname Li |
| 立 |
lì |
to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately |
| 自 |
zì |
(bound form) self; oneself / from; since / naturally; as a matter of course |
| 自主 |
zì zhǔ |
to act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs |
| 主 |
zhǔ |
owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games) |