自学
zì xué
Pinyin

Definition

自学
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zì xué
  1. self-study
  2. to study on one's own

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

来自
lái zì
  1. 1 to come from (a place)
  2. 2 From: (in email header)
自
zì
  1. 1 self
  2. 2 oneself
  3. 3 from
  4. 4 since
  5. 5 naturally
  6. 6 surely
自己
zì jǐ
  1. 1 oneself
  2. 2 one's own
出自
chū zì
  1. 1 to come from
各自
gè zì
  1. 1 each
  2. 2 respective
  3. 3 apiece
大自然
dà zì rán
  1. 1 nature (the natural world)
独自
dú zì
  1. 1 alone
发自
fā zì
  1. 1 to evolve from
自主
zì zhǔ
  1. 1 independent
  2. 2 to act for oneself
  3. 3 autonomous
自信
zì xìn
  1. 1 to have confidence in oneself
  2. 2 self-confidence
自个儿
zì gě r5
  1. 1 (dialect) oneself
  2. 2 by oneself
自制
zì zhì
  1. 1 to maintain self-control
  2. 2 self-control
自助
zì zhù
  1. 1 self-service
自助餐
zì zhù cān
  1. 1 buffet
  2. 2 self-service meal
自动
zì dòng
  1. 1 automatic
  2. 2 voluntarily
自卑
zì bēi
  1. 1 feeling inferior
  2. 2 self-abased
自古
zì gǔ
  1. 1 (since) ancient times
  2. 2 (from) time immemorial
自在
zì zai
  1. 1 free
  2. 2 unrestrained
  3. 3 comfortable
  4. 4 at ease
自家
zì jiā
  1. 1 oneself
  2. 2 one's own family
自尊
zì zūn
  1. 1 self-respect
  2. 2 self-esteem
  3. 3 ego
  4. 4 pride

Idioms (20)

不敢自专
bù gǎn zì zhuān
  1. 1 not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
  1. 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
  1. 1 self-explanatory
  2. 2 self-evident (idiom)
任其自然
rèn qí zì rán
  1. 1 to let things take their course (idiom)
  2. 2 to leave it to nature
  3. 3 laissez-faire
作茧自缚
zuò jiǎn zì fù
  1. 1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
  2. 2 hoist by his own petard
优游自得
yōu yóu zì dé
  1. 1 free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
儿孙自有儿孙福
ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú
  1. 1 younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
冰炭不言，冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
  1. 1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
出自肺腑
chū zì fèi fǔ
  1. 1 from the bottom of one's heart (idiom)
刚愎自用
gāng bì zì yòng
  1. 1 obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
功到自然成
gōng dào zì rán chéng
  1. 1 effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
  1. 1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
吉人自有天相
jí rén zì yǒu tiān xiàng
  1. 1 Heaven helps the worthy (idiom)
吐丝自缚
tǔ sī zì fù
  1. 1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
  2. 2 hoist with his own petard
咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ
  1. 1 to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
  2. 2 to bring trouble through one's own actions
唾面自干
tuò miàn zì gān
  1. 1 to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek
  2. 2 to drain the cup of humiliation
善自为谋
shàn zì wéi móu
  1. 1 to be good at working for one's own profit (idiom)
善自珍摄
shàn zì zhēn shè
  1. 1 take good care of yourself! (idiom)
喜不自胜
xǐ bù zì shèng
  1. 1 unable to contain one's joy (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我一直都热爱中国的文化，我很喜欢看中国的电影，也很喜欢吃吃中国菜，而且还自学中文。
wǒ yīzhí dōu rèài Zhōngguó de wénhuà ，wǒ hěn xǐhuan kàn Zhōngguó de diànyǐng ，yě hěn xǐhuan chī chī Zhōngguó cài ，érqiě huán zìxué Zhōngwén 。
I have always loved Chinese culture. I like watching Chinese movies, I also like to eat Chinese food, and I also self-learned Chinese.
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会啊，我自学了两年。
huì ā ，wǒ zìxué le liǎng nián 。
Yes I could, I studied on my own for two years.
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其实是受到我父亲的影响，他在船运公司工作，所以我从小就对运输管理很感兴趣。虽然我后来学的专业是IT，可我一直也在自学物流方面的知识。这次刚好有机会跳槽，我又何乐而不为呢？
qíshí shì shòudào wǒ fùqin de yǐngxiǎng ，tā zài chuányùn gōngsī gōngzuò ，suǒyǐ wǒ cóngxiǎo jiù duì yùnshū guǎnlǐ hěn gǎn xìngqù 。suīrán wǒ hòulái xué de zhuānyè shì IT，kě wǒ yīzhí yě zài zìxué wùliú fāngmiàn de zhīshi 。zhècì gānghǎo yǒu jīhuì tiàocáo ，wǒ yòu hé lè ér bù wéi ne ？
Actually, I was influenced by my father. He works in a shipping company, so ever since I was little I've always been interested in shipping management. Even though later on my major was IT, I've always studied logistics on my own. It just so happened that I got this chance to switch to a better job-- what's the harm, right?
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