自生自灭 (自生自滅)
zì shēng zì miè
Pinyin

Definition

自生自灭 (自生自滅)
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zì shēng zì miè
  1. to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
来自
lái zì
  1. 1 to come from (a place)
  2. 2 From: (in email header)
生
shēng
  1. 1 to be born
  2. 2 to give birth
  3. 3 life
  4. 4 to grow
  5. 5 raw
  6. 6 uncooked
  7. 7 student
生命
shēng mìng
  1. 1 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
  2. 2 living being
  3. 3 creature
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier: 条 tiáo
生日
shēng rì
  1. 1 birthday
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (20)

一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
  1. 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
七窍生烟
qī qiào shēng yān
  1. 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seethe with anger
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
不敢自专
bù gǎn zì zhuān
  1. 1 not daring to act for oneself (idiom)

Sample Sentences

呜...你不用管我了，让我自生自灭吧！
wū ...nǐ bùyòng guǎn wǒ le ，ràng wǒ zìshēngzìmiè ba ！
Hmph... Don't worry about me, leave me to chart my own course for better or worse!
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1、我爷爷家里有很多花花草草，但他从来没有精心照料过。与其说他养花，倒不如说是让花自生自灭。
、wǒ yéye jiālǐ yǒu hěnduō huāhuācǎocǎo ，dàn tā cónglái méiyǒu jīngxīn zhàoliào guò 。yǔqí shuō tā yǎnghuā ，dàobùrú shuō shì ràng huā zìshēngzìmiè 。
My grandpa has a lot of flowers at home, but he never takes good care of them. Instead of saying he takes care of the flowers, it’s better to say the flowers are left to their own fate.
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