自 zì
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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) -
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) -
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) -
noun
Kangxi radical 132
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7) -
proper noun
Zi
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names
Notes: (Guoyu '自' n 2) -
noun
a nose
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Health
Notes: In this sense 自 has the same meaning as 鼻子 (Han Dian '自' 2) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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
- 自然拼读(自然拼讀) phonics
- 地方自治 local autonomy / home rule
- 自由软件基金会(自由軟件基金會) Free Software Foundation
- 自便 to do as one pleases / to not inconvenience oneself
- 自命不凡 to think too much of oneself
- 自视清高(自視清高) to think highly of oneself / giving oneself airs / arrogant and self-important
- 知人者智，自知者明 those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经
- 自逞 to boast about oneself
- 无病自灸(無病自灸) to prescribe moxibustion for oneself when not ill / to cause oneself trouble with superfluous action
- 自动控制(自動控制) automatic control
- 应付自如(應付自如) to handle matters with ease / to hold one's own
- 有风自南(有風自南) a wind blowing from the south
- 回家吃自己 to get sacked / to be fired
- 洋洋自得 immensely pleased with oneself / proud / complacent
- 自发(自發) spontaneous / from itself
- 难以自已(難以自已) cannot control oneself / to be beside oneself
- 自然生态(自然生態) ecosystem / natural ecosystem
- 引贤自近(引賢自近) to attract the worthy to oneself
- 是非自有公论(是非自有公論) to determine right and wrong based on public opinion
- 自然语言处理(自然語言處理) natural language processing (NLP)
- 自罪 actual sin / conscious sin
- 元胞自动机(元胞自動機) cellular automaton
- 自愿(自願) voluntary
- 自给(自給) self-reliant
- 自动化技术(自動化技術) automation
- 跋扈自恣 cruelty without restraint
- 不能自已 unable to control oneself / to be beside oneself
- 自然免疫 natural immunity
- 自下 to humble oneself
- 自然灾害(自然災害) natural disaster
- 自我 self
- 自动付款机(自動付款機) cash dispenser / auto-teller / ATM
- 自我催眠 self-hypnotism
- 自临大位(自臨大位) you yourself are in a superior position
- 核自旋 nuclear spin
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