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Pinyin zì

Radical

自

Strokes

6 strokes

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Definition

from / self / oneself / since

自 [zì] 名词 1. 本人，己身 Self; oneself; one’s own. 例：自家 (one's own family) 2. 从，由 From; since. 3. 当然 Naturally. 4. 假 If. 代词 1. 自己，自我; 本身 Self; oneself; one’s own. 介词 1. 由; 从 From; since. 2. 在; 于 At; in. 副词 1. 自然，当然 Naturally. 2. 本是; 本来 Originally; at first. 3. 仍旧，依然 Remain the same; as before. 4. 亲自 Personally; in person. 5. 别自、另外 Besides; in addition. 6. 假如，苟 If. 7. 即使，虽 Even if. 8. 却，可是 But. 9. 因为，由于 Because. 动词 1. 用 Use; employ. 2. 是 Be; really.

自吹自擂 zì chuī zì léi

to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)

咎由自取 jiù yóu zì qǔ

to have only oneself to blame (idiom) / to bring trouble through one's own actions

自咎 zì jiù

blame oneself / rebuke oneself

各自 gè zì

each / respective / apiece

自叙 zì xù

Self-report

自古 zì gǔ

(since) ancient times / (from) time immemorial

喃喃自语 nán nán zì yǔ

to mumble to oneself

喀喇沁左翼蒙古族自治县 Kā lǎ qìn Zuǒ yì Měng gǔ zú Zì zhì xiàn

Harqin Left Mongol autonomous county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳, Liaoning

自嘲 zì cháo

to mock oneself / to laugh at oneself

自我解嘲 zì wǒ jiě cháo

to refer to one's foibles or failings with self-deprecating humor

恩施土家族苗族自治州 Ēn shī Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu

Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture in Hubei

自掘坟墓 zì jué fén mù

to dig one's own grave

兰坪白族普米族自治县 Lán píng Bái zú Pǔ mǐ zú Zì zhì xiàn

Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan

自甘堕落 zì gān duò luò

to abandon oneself (idiom) / to let oneself go

自然环境 zì rán huán jìng

natural environment

广西壮族自治区 Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in South Central China, on the border with Vietnam, abbr. 桂[Gui4], capital Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2] / until 1959, Guangxi province

宁夏回族自治区 Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 寧|宁[Ning2], capital Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Ying2 chuan1]

自夸 zì kuā

to boast

自如 zì rú

unobstructed / unconstrained / smoothly / with ease / freely

妄自尊大 wàng zì zūn dà

ridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance

狂妄自大 kuáng wàng zì dà

arrogant and conceited

妄自菲薄 wàng zì fěi bó

to be unduly humble (idiom) / to undervalue oneself

自始至终 zì shǐ zhì zhōng

from start to finish (idiom)

自娱 zì yú

to amuse oneself

自娱性 zì yú xìng

self-entertainment

自卑 zì bēi

feeling inferior / self-abased

自卑感 zì bēi gǎn

inferiority feeling

自卫 zì wèi

self-defense

自卫队 zì wèi duì

self-defense force / the Japanese armed forces

自卸 zì xiè

self-discharging

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