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Pronunciation : zì

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Meaning :
  1. self; oneself; one’s own. (pro)
  2. certainly; of course; naturally. (adv)
  3. from; since. (prep)
Radical : 自
Strokes : 6
Traditional : 自
Usage : 71.6%
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
自己
zì jǐ

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 : oneself; referring to the person mentioned earlier in the sentence
2.
自由
zì yóu

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 : freedom; free
3.
自动
zì dòng

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 : automatic; automatically
4.
自然
zì rán

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 : nature; natural
5.
自信
zì xìn

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 : self-confident
6.
自从
zì cóng

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 : since
7.
亲自
qīn zì

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 : personally
8.
自以为
zì yǐ wéi

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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
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
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
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
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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January 26th, 2010 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , , , ,

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