自语
zì yǔ
Pinyin

Definition

自语
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zì yǔ
  1. to talk to oneself

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
chū zì
  1. 1 to come from
gè zì
  1. 1 each
  2. 2 respective
  3. 3 apiece
dà zì rán
  1. 1 nature (the natural world)
dú zì
  1. 1 alone
fā zì
  1. 1 to evolve from
zì zhǔ
  1. 1 independent
  2. 2 to act for oneself
  3. 3 autonomous
zì xìn
  1. 1 to have confidence in oneself
  2. 2 self-confidence
zì gě r5
  1. 1 (dialect) oneself
  2. 2 by oneself
zì zhì
  1. 1 to maintain self-control
  2. 2 self-control
zì zhù
  1. 1 self-service
zì zhù cān
  1. 1 buffet
  2. 2 self-service meal
zì dòng
  1. 1 automatic
  2. 2 voluntarily
zì bēi
  1. 1 feeling inferior
  2. 2 self-abased
zì gǔ
  1. 1 (since) ancient times
  2. 2 (from) time immemorial
zì zai
  1. 1 free
  2. 2 unrestrained
  3. 3 comfortable
  4. 4 at ease
zì jiā
  1. 1 oneself
  2. 2 one's own family
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

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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她两分钟前就站在那里了,怎么劝都没有用,一直喃喃自语说什么生有何欢、一死百了...
tā liǎng fēnzhōng qián jiù zhàn zài nàlǐ le ,zěnme quàn dōu méiyǒuyòng ,yīzhí nánnánzìyǔ shuō shénme shēng yǒu hé huān 、yīsǐbǎiliǎo ...
She's been standing there for two minutes already, there's no use trying to talk her down. She keeps on mumbling about how life is joyless and that death settles all accounts...
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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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