自给自足
zì jǐ zì zú
Pinyin

Definition

自给自足
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zì jǐ zì zú
  1. self-sufficiency
  2. autarchy

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

来自
lái zì
  1. 1 to come from (a place)
  2. 2 From: (in email header)
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
不足
bù zú
  1. 1 insufficient
  2. 2 lacking
  3. 3 deficiency
  4. 4 not enough
  5. 5 inadequate
  6. 6 not worth
  7. 7 cannot
  8. 8 should not
充足
chōng zú
  1. 1 adequate
  2. 2 sufficient
  3. 3 abundant
出自
chū zì
  1. 1 to come from
十足
shí zú
  1. 1 ample
  2. 2 complete
  3. 3 hundred percent
  4. 4 a pure shade (of some color)
各自
gè zì
  1. 1 each
  2. 2 respective
  3. 3 apiece
大自然
dà zì rán
  1. 1 nature (the natural world)
微不足道
wēi bù zú dào
  1. 1 negligible
  2. 2 insignificant
满足
mǎn zú
  1. 1 to satisfy
  2. 2 to meet (the needs of)
  3. 3 satisfied
  4. 4 content
满足感
mǎn zú gǎn
  1. 1 sense of satisfaction
独自
dú zì
  1. 1 alone
发自
fā zì
  1. 1 to evolve from
知足
zhī zú
  1. 1 content with one's situation
  2. 2 to know contentment (hence happiness)
自主
zì zhǔ
  1. 1 independent
  2. 2 to act for oneself
  3. 3 autonomous
自信
zì xìn
  1. 1 to have confidence in oneself
  2. 2 self-confidence
自个儿
zì gě r5
  1. 1 (dialect) oneself
  2. 2 by oneself
自制
zì zhì
  1. 1 to maintain self-control
  2. 2 self-control
自助
zì zhù
  1. 1 self-service

Idioms (20)

一夔已足
yī kuí yǐ zú
  1. 1 one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)
一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
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)
不足挂齿
bù zú guà chǐ
  1. 1 not worth mentioning (idiom)
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
不足为奇
bù zú wéi qí
  1. 1 not at all surprising (idiom)
不足为怪
bù zú wéi guài
  1. 1 not at all surprising (idiom)
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
  1. 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
人给家足
rén jǐ jiā zú
  1. 1 lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
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)
兵精粮足
bīng jīng liáng zú
  1. 1 elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces
  2. 2 preparations for war are in an advanced state
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)
削足适履
xuē zú shì lu:3
  1. 1 to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)
  2. 2 impractical or inelegant solution

Sample Sentences

别忘了，我们还要探索空落族的神秘文化呢。他们到现在还是自给自足，不和外界接触。
bié wàng le ，wǒmen háiyào tànsuǒ kōngluòzú de shénmì wénhuà ne 。tāmen dào xiànzài háishi zìjǐzìzú ，bù hé wàijiè jiēchù 。
Don't forget we also have to explore the Kongluo people's mysterious culture. Even now they're still self-sufficient, and don't have contact with the outside world.
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那开销也多呀。在城里过日子样样都要钱，而在农村很多东西都能自给自足。
nà kāixiāo yě duō yā 。zài chéng lǐ guò rìzi yàngyàng dōu yào qián ，ér zài nóngcūn hěn duō dōngxi dōu néng zìjǐzìzú 。
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