zì 自 self

zì

self

zì-cóng
自从

prep.

since

zì-dòng
自动

adj.

automatic; volumtarily; of one’s own accord

zì-fèi
自费

adj.

at one’s own expense

zì-háo
自豪

adj.

pride; be pround of

zì-jǐ
自己

pron.

oneself; self; own; one’s own

zì-jué
自觉

adj. / v.

conscious; aware; awakened; subjective / be aware of

zì-lái-shuǐ
自来水

n.

running water; piped water; tap water

zì-mǎn
自满

adj.

complacent; self-satisfied

zì-rán
自然

adj.

nature; natural

zì-shēn
自身

self; oneself; personally; in person

zì-sī
自私

adj.

selfish; self-centered; egotistic

zì-wǒ
自我

pron.

self’; oneself; ego

zì-xìn
自信

adj.

self-confidence; be sure of oneself; be lieve in oneself

zì-xíng-chē
自行车

n.

bicycle; bike

zì-xué
自学

v.

study independently; teach oneself

zì-yóu
自由

adj.

free; freedom; liberty

zì-yuàn
自愿

adj.

voluntary; of one’s own accord

zì-zhì
自治

v.

autonomy; self-government

zì-zhì-qū
自治区

n.

autonomous region; an administrative region equivalent to a province where acertain ethnic minority group enjoys autonomy; Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Guangxi Zhuang, Ningxia Hui, and the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Regions

zì-zhǔ
自主

v.

act on one’s own; decide for oneself; keep the initiative in one’s own hand; stand on one’s own feet

zì-lì-gēng-shēng
自力更生
too high (of one’s social position) to reach

zì-shǐ-zhì-zhōng
自始至终
stand high above the masses

zì-xiāng-máo-dùn
自相矛盾
high building and large mansion

zì-yán-zì-yǔ
自言自语
spout; harangue; empty talk

bú-zì-liàng-lì
不自量力
stand high and see far; show great foresight