自
zì
Pinyin
Definition
自
-
- self
- oneself
- from
- since
- naturally
- surely
Character Decomposition
Compounds (31)
- 1 self
- 2 oneself
- 3 from
- 4 since
- 5 naturally
- 6 surely
- 1 breath
- 2 news
- 3 interest (on an investment or loan)
- 4 to cease
- 5 to stop
- 6 to rest
- 7 Taiwan pr. [xí]
- 1 head
- 2 chief
- 3 first (occasion, thing etc)
- 4 classifier for poems, songs etc
- 1 the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
- 2 Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432)
- 3 surname Xia
- 1 summer
Idioms (20)
不敢自专
- 1 not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
不由自主
- 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
不言自明
- 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
- 1 self-explanatory
- 2 self-evident (idiom)
任其自然
- 1 to let things take their course (idiom)
- 2 to leave it to nature
- 3 laissez-faire
Sample Sentences
媳妇儿啊,看看我们的小宝贝儿,这脸蛋儿多可爱!但他自个儿在这儿玩儿,好像有点儿孤单。我们再生个孩子,给他做个伴儿吧!
My dear, look at our little baby, what a cute face! But he’s playing here by himself, and he seems a little lonely. Let’s have another baby to keep him company!
她要她的白马王子眼睛大,眉毛浓,头发微微自然卷,个子还要高,最重要的是要有钱,要能常常买新衣服,买她想要的东西给她。
She wants her Prince Charming to have big eyes, thick eyebrows, slightly curly hair, to be tall, and above all, to have money, to be able to buy new clothes and what she wants all the time.
主管,我不怎么想帮他,因为他有点自以为是。
Mister, I don’t really want to help him, because he is a little bit self-righteous.
他就是喜欢独自一人,所以压根儿不需要别人陪,也不会觉得寂寞。
He just likes to be alone, so he doesn't need others to accompany him at all, and he won't feel lonely.
动物在不同的自然环境中,为了生存它们会慢慢透过繁殖、变异而演化出形形色色功能不同的颜色,而这些颜色是由自然选择决定的。
Animals living in different natural environments will mutate and evolve into having a variety of functions and different colors for their survival. These mutations are based on natural selection.
枯叶蝶伪装成叶子、变色龙改变自己的颜色都是为了躲避天敌、保护自己。
Orange Oakleaves mask as leaves and chameleons change their skin color in order to avoid predators and to protect themselves.
再比如变色龙,它是蜥蜴的一种,“蜥”如其名,它会随着周遭的环境改变自身的颜色。
Another example could be the chameleon. It is a type of lizard. Just as its name, it will change its skin color based on its surrounding environment.
但动物身上颜色的形成常常不只是因为一朵花、一株草或一棵树,而是整个自然环境。
However, the camouflage is usually not just a flower, a bead of grass, or a tree, it is often the entire environment.
温差如此大,液态水自然难以留住。
By how dramatically the temperature would drop, it is hard to remain liquid water.
自己来。
Please help yourself.