孤身一人 (gū shēn yī rén) — all on one's own, to be alone and without companions

Definition

Examples

• 他孤身一人在外地打工，过年也回不了家。
  Tā gū shēn yī rén zài wài dì dǎ gōng, guò nián yě huí bù liǎo jiā.
  He is working all alone in a different city and can't even go home for the New Year.
• 虽然孤身一人在国外留学，但她学会了独立生活。
  Suī rán gū shēn yī rén zài guó wài liú xué, dàn tā xué huì le dú lì shēng huó.
  Although she studies abroad all on her own, she has learned to live independently.
• 面对这么大的困难，他孤身一人扛了下来。
  Miàn duì zhè me dà de kùn nan, tā gū shēn yī rén káng le xià lái.
  Facing such a big difficulty, he bore it all on his own.