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独尊
獨尊
dúzūn
1. to revere as sole orthodoxy
2. to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc)
3. to be dominant

Character Breakdown

独
dú
alone, independent, only, single, solitary
HSK 5 9 丶
尊
zūn
to honor, to respect, to venerate
HSK 4 12 丶

Compound Words (2)

独尊儒术
dúzūnrúshù
Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucians (slogan of former Han dynasty)
罢黜百家，独尊儒术
bàchùbǎijiā,dúzūnrúshù
Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom)

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