自 zì
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zì
adverb
naturally; of course; certainly
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 自然 (CCD 1 '自' 1; GHDC '自' 4; Han Dian '自' adv 1) -
zì
preposition
from; since
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 从 (CCD 2 '自'; GHDC '自' 5; Han Dian '自' prep; Rouzer 2007, p. 6) -
zì
pronoun
self; oneself; itself
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 自 means 自己. In Literary Chinese this relfexive personal pronoun always occurs in front of a verb (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 83). For example, 所謂誠其意者，毋自欺也 What is meant by 'making the thoughts sincere.' is the allowing no self-deception.' (The Classic of Rites, The Great Learning禮記‧大學, trans. by Legge 1885; CCD 1 '自' 2; GHDC '自' 1; Han Dian '自' pro 1; Rouzer 2007, p. 6) -
zì
noun
Kangxi radical 132
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7) -
zì
proper noun
Zi
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names
Notes: (Guoyu '自' n 2) -
zì
noun
a nose
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In this sense 自 has the same meaning as 鼻子 (Han Dian '自' 2) -
zì
noun
the beginning; the start
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In this sense 自 has the same meaning as 开头 (GHDC '自' 2; Han Dian '自' 3) -
zì
noun
origin
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In this sense 自 has the same meaning as 起源 (Guoyu 1 '自' n 1; GHDC '自' 3; Han Dian '自' 4) -
zì
adverb
originally
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In this sense 自 has the same meaning as 本来 (Han Dian '自' adv 2) -
zì
adverb
still; to remain
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In this sense 自 has the same meaning as 仍旧 or 依然 (GHDC '自' 9; Han Dian '自' adv 5) -
zì
adverb
in person; personally
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In this sense 自 has the same meaning as 亲自 (Han Dian '自' adv 6) -
zì
adverb
in addition; besides
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In this sense 自 has the same meaning as 别自 or 另外 (Han Dian '自' adv 7) -
zì
conjunction
if; even if
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In this sense 自 has the same meaning as 假如 (GHDC '自' 8; Han Dian '自' conj 1) -
zì
conjunction
but
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In this sense 自 has the same meaning as 可是 (Han Dian '自' conj 4) -
zì
conjunction
because
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In this sense 自 has the same meaning as 因为 and 由于 (GHDC '自' 6; Han Dian '自' conj 5) -
zì
verb
to employ; to use
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In this sense 自 has the same meaning as 用 (GHDC '自' 7; Han Dian '自' v 1) -
zì
verb
to be
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In this sense 自 has the same meaning as 是 (Han Dian '自' v 2)
Contained in
- 自由素食主义(自由素食主義) Freeganism
- 自赞 boastful
- 表现自己(表現自己) to express oneself; to give an account of oneself; to project oneself; to show off
- 放任自流 to let somebody do whatever they want; to indulge; to give free reins to; to let things slide; to drift aimlessly
- 自然科学基金会(自然科學基金會) natural science fund
- 自卫队(自衛隊) self-defense force; the Japanese armed forces
- 自圆其说(自圓其說) to make a story or theory consistent; to give a plausible explanation
- 自大 proud; arrogant; conceited
- 自体免疫疾病(自體免疫疾病) autoimmune disease
- 自成一家 to have a style of one's own
- 张自烈(張自烈) Zhang Zilie
- 自然现象(自然現象) natural phenomenon
- 自残(自殘) to mutilate oneself; self-harm
- 搬石头砸自己的脚(搬石頭砸自己的腳) to move a stone and stub one's toe; to shoot oneself in the foot
- 泰然自若 calm and composed
- 自不量力 to overestimate one's capabilities
- 自省 to examine oneself; to reflect on one's shortcomings
- 自经(自經) to hang oneself
- 自由焓 free enthalpy (thermodynamics); Gibbs free energy
- 自言自语(自言自語) talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize
- 自叹不如(自嘆不如) to consider oneself as being not as good as the others
- 自怨自艾 to be full of remorse; to repent and redress one's errors
- 自命清高 to think of oneself as high and pure; smug and self-righteous; holier-than-thou
- 西双版纳傣族自治州(西雙版納傣族自治州) Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southern Yunnan
- 悔过自新(悔過自新) repent and start afresh
- 吐丝自缚(吐絲自縛) to spin a cocoon around oneself; enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
- 自励(自勵) to encourage oneself
- 自告奋勇(自告奮勇) to volunteer for
- 自愿性(自願性) voluntary
- 自装(自裝) self-loading (weapon, tape deck etc); self-charging
- 善自珍摄(善自珍攝) take good care of yourself!
- 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
- 徒自惊扰(徒自驚擾) to alarm oneself unnecessarily
- 自新 to reform oneself; to mend one's ways and start life anew
- 文责自负(文責自負) the author takes sole responsibility for the views expressed here (disclaimer)
- 自备(自備) to provide one's own...; own; self-provided; self-contained
- 聊以自慰 to find some consolation ; to find relief in
- 不敢自专(不敢自專) not daring to act for oneself
Also contained in
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