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Pinyin zì

Radical

自

Strokes

Definition

from / self / oneself / since

Usage

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自 [zì] 1. 本人，己身。 Self; oneself; one's own. 2. 从，由。 From; since. 3. 当然。 Naturally. 4. 假。 If. 名 (Noun): 本义: 鼻子 Original meaning: Nose. 1. 同本义 (En. nose) 1. Same as the original meaning (En. nose). 2. 始; 开头 (En. beginning) 2. Beginning (En. beginning). 3. 起源 (En. origin) 3. Origin (En. origin). 用 [yòng]: 1. 用 (En. use; employ) 1. Use (En. use; employ). 是 [shì]: 2. 是 (En. be; really) 2. Is (En. be; really). 代 (Pronoun): 自己，自我; 本身 (En. self; oneself; one's own) Self; oneself; one's own. 介 (Preposition): 1. 由; 从 (En. from; since) From; since. 2. 在; 于 (En. at; in) At; in. 副 (Adverb): 1. 自然，当然 (En. naturally) Naturally. 2. 本是; 本来 (En. originally; at first) Originally; at first. 3. 仍旧，依然 (En. remain the same; as before) Remain the same; as before. 4. 亲自 (En. personally; in person) Personally; in person. 5. 别自、另外 (En. besides; in addition) Besides; in addition. 动 (Verb): 1. 用 (En. use; employ) Use; employ. 2. 是 (En. be; really) Is; 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

自告奋勇 zì gào fèn yǒng

to volunteer for / to offer to undertake

自勉 zì miǎn

to encourage oneself

自动化 zì dòng huà

automation

自治区 zì zhì qū

克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州 Kè zī lè sū Kē ěr kè zī zì zhì zhōu

Qizilsu or Kizilsu Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang

甘孜藏族自治州 Gān zī Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu

Garze or Kandze, Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: dkar mdzes bod rigs rang skyong khul), formerly in Kham province of Tibet, present Sichuan

自己 zì jǐ

oneself / one's own

自然灾害 zì rán zāi hài

natural disaster

自寻短见 zì xún duǎn jiàn

commit suicide / seek one's own destruction

自幼 zì yòu

since childhood

自尊 zì zūn

self-respect / self-esteem / ego / pride

自尊心 zì zūn xīn

self-respect / self-esteem / ego

自尽 zì jìn

to kill oneself / suicide

自居 zì jū

to consider oneself as / to believe oneself to be

凉山彝族自治州 Liáng shān Yí zú zì zhì zhōu

Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

五峰土家族自治县 Wǔ fēng Tǔ jiā zú Zì zhì xiàn

Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County in Hubei

自治州 zì zhì zhōu

autonomous prefecture

不能自己 bù néng zì jǐ

Can't own

发现自己 fā xiàn zì jǐ

find oneself / discover oneself

自已 zì yǐ

Self

自带 zì dài

to bring one's own / BYO / (of software) preinstalled

自恃 zì shì

self-esteem / self-reliance / overconfident / conceited

庸人自扰 yōng rén zì rǎo

lit. silly people get their panties in a bunch (idiom) / fig. to get upset over nothing / to make problems for oneself

廉洁自律 lián jié zì lǜ

clean, honest and self-disciplined

自暴自弃 zì bào zì qì

to abandon oneself to despair / to give up and stop bothering

威宁彝族回族苗族自治县 Wēi níng Yí zú Huí zú Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn

Weining Yi, Hui and Miao autonomous county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[Bi4 jie2 di4 qu1], Guizhou

红河哈尼族彝族自治州 Hóng hé Hā ní zú Yí zú zì zhì zhōu

Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture in Yunnan 雲南|云南

楚雄彝族自治州 Chǔ xióng Yí zú zì zhì zhōu

Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture in central Yunnan, capital Chuxiong city 楚雄市

径自 jìng zì

without leave / without consulting anyone

自律 zì lǜ

self-discipline / self-regulation / autonomy (ethics) / autonomic (physiology)

新疆维吾尔自治区 Xīn jiāng Wéi wú ěr Zì zhì qū

Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region, abbr. 新, capital Urumqi or Ürümqi 烏魯木齊|乌鲁木齐

自动 zì dòng

automatic / voluntarily

自助 zì zhù

self-service

自励 zì lì

self-excitation / autoexcitation

刚愎自用 gāng bì zì yòng

obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)

自忖 zì cǔn

to speculate / to ponder

顾影自怜 gù yǐng zì lián

lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom) / fig. alone and dejected

扪心自问 mén xīn zì wèn

to ask oneself honestly / to search in one's heart

怡然自得 yí rán zì dé

happy and content (idiom)

自恋 zì liàn

narcissism

自寻烦恼 zì xún fán nǎo

to bring trouble on oneself (idiom)

悠然自得 yōu rán zì dé

leisurely

悠闲自在 yōu xián zì zài

leisure

自惭形秽 zì cán xíng huì

to feel ashamed of one's inferiority (idiom) / to feel inferior

习惯成自然 xí guàn chéng zì rán

habit becomes nature (idiom); get used to something and it seems inevitable / second nature

自愈 zì yù

self-healing / self-cure

自愧不如 zì kuì bù rú

ashamed of being inferior (idiom) / to feel inferior to others

自愿 zì yuàn

voluntary

聊以自慰 liáo yǐ zì wèi

to find some consolation (idiom) / to find relief in

自慰 zì wèi

to console oneself / to masturbate / onanism / masturbation

李自成 Lǐ Zì chéng

Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty

自我 zì wǒ

self- / ego (psychology)

自我批评 zì wǒ pī píng

self-criticism

自找 zì zhǎo

to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions / you asked for it / to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant)

自找麻烦 zì zhǎo má fan

to ask for trouble / to invite difficulties

自找苦吃 zì zhǎo kǔ chī

to bring trouble on oneself

自拔 zì bá

to free oneself / to extricate oneself from a difficult situation

不能自拔 bù néng zì bá

cannot help oneself / unable to extricate oneself

自然选择 zì rán xuǎn zé

natural selection

自持 zì chí

control oneself / restrain oneself / exercise self-restraint

自治县 zì zhì xiàn

autonomous county

自命不凡 zì mìng bù fán

to think too much of oneself / self-important / arrogant

自治机关 zì zhì jī guān

governing body of an autonomous territory

摘自 zhāi zì

select from

擅自 shàn zì

without permission / of one's own initiative

自由体操 zì yóu tǐ cāo

floor (gymnastics)

莫力达瓦达斡尔族自治旗 Mò lì Dá wǎ Dá wò ěr zú Zì zhì qí

Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia

自旋 zì xuán

spinning / spin

桓仁满族自治县 Huán rén Mǎn zú Zì zhì xiàn

Huanren Manchu autonomous county in Benxi 本溪, Liaoning

自顾不暇 zì gù bù xiá

be busy enough with one's own affairs

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