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Pinyin
zì
Definition
from / self / oneself / since
自 [zì]
1. 本人,己身。
Self; oneself; one's own.
2. 从,由。
From; since.
3. 当然。
Naturally.
4. 假。
If.
名 (Noun):
本义: 鼻子
Original meaning: Nose.
1. 同本义 (En. nose)
1. Same as the original meaning (En. nose).
2. 始; 开头 (En. beginning)
2. Beginning (En. beginning).
3. 起源 (En. origin)
3. Origin (En. origin).
用 [yòng]:
1. 用 (En. use; employ)
1. Use (En. use; employ).
是 [shì]:
2. 是 (En. be; really)
2. Is (En. be; really).
代 (Pronoun):
自己,自我; 本身 (En. self; oneself; one's own)
Self; oneself; one's own.
介 (Preposition):
1. 由; 从 (En. from; since)
From; since.
2. 在; 于 (En. at; in)
At; in.
副 (Adverb):
1. 自然,当然 (En. naturally)
Naturally.
2. 本是; 本来 (En. originally; at first)
Originally; at first.
3. 仍旧,依然 (En. remain the same; as before)
Remain the same; as before.
4. 亲自 (En. personally; in person)
Personally; in person.
5. 别自、另外 (En. besides; in addition)
Besides; in addition.
动 (Verb):
1. 用 (En. use; employ)
Use; employ.
2. 是 (En. be; really)
Is; really.
to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)
to have only oneself to blame (idiom) / to bring trouble through one's own actions
blame oneself / rebuke oneself
each / respective / apiece
(since) ancient times / (from) time immemorial
Harqin Left Mongol autonomous county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳, Liaoning
to mock oneself / to laugh at oneself
to refer to one's foibles or failings with self-deprecating humor
Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture in Hubei
Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan
to abandon oneself (idiom) / to let oneself go
广 西 壮 族 自 治 区 Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in South Central China, on the border with Vietnam, abbr. 桂[Gui4], capital Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2] / until 1959, Guangxi province
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 寧|宁[Ning2], capital Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Ying2 chuan1]
unobstructed / unconstrained / smoothly / with ease / freely
ridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance
to be unduly humble (idiom) / to undervalue oneself
from start to finish (idiom)
feeling inferior / self-abased
self-defense force / the Japanese armed forces
to volunteer for / to offer to undertake
autonomous region, namely: Inner Mongolia 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区, Guangxi 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区, Tibet 西藏自治區|西藏自治区, Ningxia 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区, Xinjiang 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区
Qizilsu or Kizilsu Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang
Garze or Kandze, Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: dkar mdzes bod rigs rang skyong khul), formerly in Kham province of Tibet, present Sichuan
commit suicide / seek one's own destruction
self-respect / self-esteem / ego / pride
self-respect / self-esteem / ego
to kill oneself / suicide
to consider oneself as / to believe oneself to be
凉 山 彝 族 自 治 州 Liáng shān Yí zú zì zhì zhōu
Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County in Hubei
find oneself / discover oneself
to bring one's own / BYO / (of software) preinstalled
self-esteem / self-reliance / overconfident / conceited
lit. silly people get their panties in a bunch (idiom) / fig. to get upset over nothing / to make problems for oneself
clean, honest and self-disciplined
to abandon oneself to despair / to give up and stop bothering
Weining Yi, Hui and Miao autonomous county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[Bi4 jie2 di4 qu1], Guizhou
Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture in Yunnan 雲南|云南
楚 雄 彝 族 自 治 州 Chǔ xióng Yí zú zì zhì zhōu
Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture in central Yunnan, capital Chuxiong city 楚雄市
without leave / without consulting anyone
self-discipline / self-regulation / autonomy (ethics) / autonomic (physiology)
Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region, abbr. 新, capital Urumqi or Ürümqi 烏魯木齊|乌鲁木齐
self-excitation / autoexcitation
obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom) / fig. alone and dejected
to ask oneself honestly / to search in one's heart
happy and content (idiom)
to bring trouble on oneself (idiom)
to feel ashamed of one's inferiority (idiom) / to feel inferior
习 惯 成 自 然 xí guàn chéng zì rán
habit becomes nature (idiom); get used to something and it seems inevitable / second nature
ashamed of being inferior (idiom) / to feel inferior to others
to find some consolation (idiom) / to find relief in
to console oneself / to masturbate / onanism / masturbation
Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty
to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions / you asked for it / to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant)
to ask for trouble / to invite difficulties
to bring trouble on oneself
to free oneself / to extricate oneself from a difficult situation
cannot help oneself / unable to extricate oneself
control oneself / restrain oneself / exercise self-restraint
to think too much of oneself / self-important / arrogant
governing body of an autonomous territory
without permission / of one's own initiative
Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia
桓 仁 满 族 自 治 县 Huán rén Mǎn zú Zì zhì xiàn
Huanren Manchu autonomous county in Benxi 本溪, Liaoning
be busy enough with one's own affairs