自找
zì zhǎo
Pinyin

Definition

自找
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zì zhǎo
  1. to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions
  2. you asked for it
  3. to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

来自
lái zì
  1. 1 to come from (a place)
  2. 2 From: (in email header)
找
zhǎo
  1. 1 to try to find
  2. 2 to look for
  3. 3 to call on sb
  4. 4 to find
  5. 5 to seek
  6. 6 to return
  7. 7 to give change
找到
zhǎo dào
  1. 1 to find
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

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

Sample Sentences

哎呀，你要自信些呀，这世界上就只有一个独一无二的你，干嘛总跟不相干的人比较呢，不是自找烦恼吗？
āiyā ，nǐ yào zìxìn xiē ya ，zhè shìjiè shàng jiù zhǐyǒu yī gè dúyīwú èr de nǐ ，gànmá zǒng gēn bù xiānggān de rén bǐjiào ne ，bùshì zìzhǎo fánnǎo ma ？
Ah, you should be more confident in yourself. There's only one unique you in this world. Why are you always comparing yourself to people who have nothing to do with you? Isn't that just making trouble for yourself?
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