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| Pronunciation |
: |
zì |
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| Meaning |
: |
- self; oneself; one’s own. (pro)
- certainly; of course; naturally. (adv)
- from; since. (prep)
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| Radical |
: |
自 |
| Strokes |
: |
6 |
| Traditional |
: |
自 |
| Usage |
: |
71.6% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
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: |
oneself; referring to the person mentioned earlier in the sentence |
| 3. |
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: |
automatic; automatically |
| 8. |
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: |
flatter oneself; in one’s own conceit |
Sentences:
| 1. You asked for it! |
| nǐ |
zì |
tǎo |
kǔ |
chī |
! |
| 你 |
自 |
讨 |
苦 |
吃 |
！ |
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| 你 |
: |
you |
| 自讨苦吃 |
: |
bring trouble on oneself |
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| 2. You should learn to take care of yourself. |
| nǐ |
yào |
xué |
huì |
zì |
jǐ |
zhào |
gù |
zì |
jǐ |
。 |
| 你 |
要 |
学 |
会 |
自 |
己 |
照 |
顾 |
自 |
己 |
。 |
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| 你 |
: |
you |
| 要 |
: |
should |
| 学会 |
: |
learn; master |
| 自己 |
: |
oneself |
| 照顾 |
: |
look after; take care |
| 自己照顾自己 |
: |
yourself take care of yourself |
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| 3. I will certainly do my best. |
| wǒ |
zì |
dāng |
nǔ |
lì |
。 |
| 我 |
自 |
当 |
努 |
力 |
。 |
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| 我 |
: |
I |
| 自 |
: |
certainly; of course |
| 当 |
: |
should |
| 努力 |
: |
make great efforts; try hard |
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| 4. From an early age he has been clever and capable. |
| tā |
zì |
xiǎo |
jiù |
cōng |
míng |
néng |
gàn |
。 |
| 他 |
自 |
小 |
就 |
聪 |
明 |
能 |
干 |
。 |
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 自 |
: |
since; from |
| 小 |
: |
small; young; an early age |
| 就 |
: |
already |
| 聪明 |
: |
clever |
| 能干 |
: |
capable |
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| 5. He has delusions of competence. |
| tā |
zì |
yǐ |
wéi |
hěn |
néng |
gàn |
。 |
| 他 |
自 |
以 |
为 |
很 |
能 |
干 |
。 |
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 自以为 |
: |
flatter oneself; in one’s own conceit |
| 很 |
: |
very |
| 能干 |
: |
capable |
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