自 (zi6 | zi4) : self; private; personal

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自

zi6

zi4

[1] self; private; personal [2] from [3] natural; naturally; a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 6

Level: 1

Radical: 自 (#132)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

自

Don't confuse with:
白目

This word has been viewed 25552 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd Jul 2009 02:17

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冷暖自知 laang5 nyun5 zi6 zi1 leng3 nuan3 zi4 zhi1 = self- awareness; lit. the person who drinks it knows best if its hot or cold (Zen proverb)

自信踭 zi6 seon3 zaang1 = padded insoles for height, shoe lift inserts

個自 go3 zi6 = each

自在 zi6 zoi6 zi4 zai5 = at ease; free, unrestrained, comfortable

自己 zi6 gei2/gei2*1 zi4 ji3 = oneself; self

自行車 zi6 hang4 ce1 zi4 xing2 che1 = bicycle 國

來自 loi4 zi6 lai2 zi4 = to come from 國

自然 zi6 jin4 zi4 ran2 = nature; natural

自殺 zi6 saat3 zi4 sha1 = to commit suicide

私自 si1 zi6 si1 zi4 = secretly; privately
See all 365 compounds (CantoDict reports 396 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 26 examples containing 自

我來自美國。國
I'm from the United States.

你越做越自然。
The more you do it, the more natural it will become.

肉是一種食物, 它取自動物。國
Meat is a type of food, it comes from animals.

阿媽今晚唔煮飯，要食自己。粵
Mum is not going to cook tongiht, so we/I have to have dinner on our/my own.
[Usually mother cooks at home every night. If she does not cook, it implies that she is out at night, so the entire family has to think about the dinner stuff.]

牛奶出自乳牛身上
Cow's milk comes from the body of dairy cows
[Instead of saying "cow produces milk", it sounds more natural to say it the other way: "milk comes from cow"]

小明成日讚佢自己
Siu Ming is always praising herself.

我對呢一點好有自信粵
I have a lot of self-confidence about it.
[Lit. I toward this one point very self-confident.]

個個學生都擔心自己嘅成績。粵
Every student is worried about his grades.
[Reduplicated classifiers (like 個個 here) can be used as a subject, but not as an object. We cannot say, for instance, 通知個個 for "to tell everyone". ]

我就喝自來水。國
I only drink water

呢棟大廈有自來水粵
This building has "self-arrived" ("running") water.

你覺得自己好矜貴啊？粵
You really think highly of yourself, don't you?
[sarcastic]

緊要家陣開始努力溫書，考試過唔過到骨至少對得住自己良心。粵

佢噉嘅三板斧仲敢喺一哥面前自吹自擂? 粵
He is not capable but yet has the audacity to blow his trumpet before the master?

我係非常贊同辛苦搵嚟自在食嘅講法,何必委屈自己粵
I agree with the saying that one should work hard and play hard. Why treat yourself so badly?

我做呢份工唔係為錢而係為自己開心。粵
I do this job not for the money, but rather for my happiness.

我做這份工作不是為錢而是為自己開心。國
I do this job not for the money, but rather for my happiness.

雖然只係上台分享下自己嘅經歷，但唔知點解好自然會覺得怯場。粵
Although merely sharing my experiences on stage, I do not know why I would naturally get stage fright.

國家政府一直監察著你，最好自己小心啲粵
The government has been monitoring you all along - you had best be careful.

佢今日嘅情况係佢咎由自取粵
He has only himself to blame for the plight he is in now.

你對自瀆有乜睇法呢？粵
What are your views on masturbation?

同咁多對手競爭，點樣先至得令到自己脫穎而出呢粵
With so many other competitors, how can I ensure that I stand out from the rest?

佢當時好慌，以為自己命不久矣粵
Thinking that her end was near, she panicked.

唔好意思，要你親自出馬粵
Sorry to make you come and personally deal with this.
[Lit. sorry, need you personally come-out horse]

自從新聞報道話椰子又好又盛, 呢一帶食肆都食住條水, 推出各種各樣同椰子有關嘅小食。粵
Ever since the news reported that coconuts were good and all, the entire stretch of eateries here seize the opportunity to serve snacks made from coconuts.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137972,137975#msg-137975]

一個人喺異鄉無根無蔃，咩都要靠自己，真唔容易粵
To be alone in a foreign place without the support from family or society, one has to be very independent; and that can be very trying.

“自學”，顧名思義，就是不在學校學，也沒有老師指點，全靠自己學習。
As the name implies, "Self-study" does not involve going to school where teachers are there to teach and guide; one learns on his own.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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