自给自足 (自給自足)
zì jǐ zì zú
Pinyin

Definition

自给自足 (自給自足)
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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

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)

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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