孑然 (jié rán) — (literary) solitary; alone; all by oneself

Definition

Examples

• 他孑然一生，从未结婚。
  Tā jié rán yì shēng, cóng wèi jié hūn.
  He has been alone all his life and never married.
• 她孑然地站在无人的海滩上。
  Tā jié rán dì zhàn zài wú rén de hǎi tān shàng.
  She stood all alone on the deserted beach.
• 老人孑然无依，住进了养老院。
  Lǎo rén jié rán wú yī, zhù jìn le yǎng lǎo yuàn.
  The old man, lonely and helpless, moved into a nursing home.