dú chǔ

ㄉㄨˊ ㄔㄨˇ

Adv

1to live alone

2to spend time alone (or with a significant other)

wǒ我tǎo yàn讨厌zài在qíng rén情人jié节yì一rén人dú chǔ独处。

我讨厌在情人节一人独处。

I hate being alone on Valentine's Day.

人都会有想要独处的时候。

There are times in everyone's life when you want to live alone.

汤姆大多一个人独处。

Tom mostly kept to himself.