自言自语
zì yán zì yǔ
Pinyin

Definition

自言自语
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zì yán zì yǔ
  1. to talk to oneself
  2. to think aloud
  3. to soliloquize

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

lái zì
  1. 1 to come from (a place)
  2. 2 From: (in email header)
  1. 1 self
  2. 2 oneself
  3. 3 from
  4. 4 since
  5. 5 naturally
  6. 6 surely
zì jǐ
  1. 1 oneself
  2. 2 one's own
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
  1. 1 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
dài yán
  1. 1 to be a spokesperson
  2. 2 to be an ambassador (for a brand)
  3. 3 to endorse
dài yán rén
  1. 1 spokesperson
chū zì
  1. 1 to come from
qiān yán wàn yǔ
  1. 1 thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
  2. 2 talking nonstop
gè zì
  1. 1 each
  2. 2 respective
  3. 3 apiece
míng yán
  1. 1 saying
  2. 2 famous remark
dà zì rán
  1. 1 nature (the natural world)
xuān yán
  1. 1 declaration
  2. 2 manifesto
Fāng yán
  1. 1 the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 揚雄|扬雄[Yáng Xióng] in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters
chàng suǒ yù yán
  1. 1 lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic
  2. 2 to hold forth to one's heart's content
yuán zì
  1. 1 to originate from
wú yán
  1. 1 to remain silent
  2. 2 to have nothing to say
dú zì
  1. 1 alone
tián yán mì yǔ
  1. 1 (idiom) sweet words
  2. 2 sweet talk
  3. 3 cajolery
liú yán
  1. 1 to leave a message
  2. 2 to leave one's comments
  3. 3 message
fā zì
  1. 1 to evolve from

Idioms (20)

一言一动
yī yán yī dòng
  1. 1 (one's) every word and deed (idiom)
一言一行
yī yán yī xíng
  1. 1 every word and action (idiom)
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
  1. 1 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
  2. 2 in a nutshell
一言千金
yī yán qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
  2. 2 words of enormous weight
一言既出,驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
  1. 1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
  1. 1 (idiom) it's a deal
  2. 2 that's settled then
一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
  1. 1 each word carries weight
  2. 2 a promise must be kept (idiom)
一言难尽
yī yán nán jìn
  1. 1 hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
三言两句
sān yán liǎng jù
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
三言两语
sān yán liǎng yǔ
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不可胜言
bù kě shèng yán
  1. 1 inexpressible (idiom)
  2. 2 beyond description
不可言喻
bù kě yán yù
  1. 1 inexpressible (idiom)
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
  1. 1 not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
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)
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不言不语
bù yán bù yǔ
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
  2. 2 to keep silent

Sample Sentences

天哪…杀了我吧……(自言自语)
tiānnǎ …shā le wǒ ba ……(zìyánzìyǔ )
... Good gosh... Kill me now... (Talking to herself)
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自言自语)化...化妆…不会吧……
zìyánzìyǔ )huà ...huàzhuāng …bùhuì ba ……
(To himself) Put on make-up... you've got to be kidding me...
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至于“说”嘛,我们在没有语言环境的时候也可以自言自语,这样非常有助于培养中文思维习惯。学习语言是为了交流,所以一定要大胆地说出来,别怕说错。错得越多,我们就会进步得越快。
zhìyú “shuō ”ma ,wǒmen zài méiyǒu yǔyán huánjìng de shíhou yě kěyǐ zìyánzìyǔ ,zhèyàng fēicháng yǒuzhùyú péiyǎng Zhōngwén sīwéi xíguàn 。xuéxí yǔyán shì wèile jiāoliú ,suǒyǐ yīdìng yào dàdǎn de shuō chūlai ,bié pà shuōcuò 。cuò de yuè duō ,wǒmen jiù huì jìnbù de yuè kuài 。
As for "speaking", when we don't have the language environment, we could talk to ourselves, and this would help us to develop the habit of thinking in Chinese. Studying a language is for the purpose of interaction, so you must boldly speak out and not be afraid to say something incorrectly. The more mistakes we make, the faster our progress will be.
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哦,收到了。我忙完了就帮你拍哈!(自言自语:哼!慢慢等吧,臭骗子!)
ò ,shōudào le 。wǒ máng wán le jiù bāng nǐ pāi hā !(zìyánzìyǔ :hèng !mànmàn děng ba ,chòu piànzi !)
Oh, I got it. When I'm not busy, I'll help you buy it. (Talking to herself: Hmph! Just you wait, stinking con-artist!)
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王强自言自语说:“哟,那是秦阿姨家的窗户,这个礼拜已经两次了,她肯定要光火。”
Wáng Qiáng zìyánzìyǔ shuō :“yō ,nà shì Qín āyí jiā de chuānghu ,zhè ge lǐbài yǐjīng liǎng cì le ,tā kěndìng yào guānghuǒ 。”
"Hey, that's Mrs. Qin's window. It's already been broken twice this week. She's definitely going to be mad," Wang Qiang thought out loud.
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