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  1. 1. self
  2. 2. oneself
  3. 3. from
  4. 4. since
  5. 5. naturally
  6. 6. surely

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Words Containing 自

不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ

can't help; involuntarily (idiom)

来自
lái zì

to come from (a place)

出自
chū zì

to come from

各自
gè zì

each

大自然
dà zì rán

nature (the natural world)

怡然自得
yí rán zì dé

happy and content (idiom)

情不自禁
qíng bù zì jīn

unable to restrain emotions

擅自
shàn zì

without permission

独立自主
dú lì zì zhǔ

independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination

独自
dú zì

alone

私自
sī zì

private; personal

自主
zì zhǔ

independent

自以为是
zì yǐ wéi shì

to believe oneself infallible (idiom)

自来水
zì lái shuǐ

running water

自信
zì xìn

to have confidence in oneself

自信心
zì xìn xīn

self-confidence

自力更生
zì lì gēng shēng

regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)

自助
zì zhù

self-service

自动
zì dòng

automatic

自卑
zì bēi

to have low self-esteem

自在
zì zai

comfortable; at ease

自如
zì rú

unobstructed

自始至终
zì shǐ zhì zhōng

from start to finish (idiom)

自学
zì xué

self-study

自尊
zì zūn

self-respect

自尊心
zì zūn xīn

self-respect

自己
zì jǐ

oneself

自强不息
zì qiáng bù xī

to strive unremittingly

自从
zì cóng

since (a time)

自我
zì wǒ

self-

自杀
zì shā

to kill oneself

自满
zì mǎn

complacent

自然
zì rán

nature

自然界
zì rán jiè

nature

自然而然
zì rán ér rán

involuntary

自理
zì lǐ

to take care of oneself

自由
zì yóu

freedom; liberty

自由自在
zì yóu zì zài

free and easy (idiom); carefree

自发
zì fā

spontaneous

自相矛盾
zì xiāng máo dùn

to contradict oneself

自私
zì sī

selfish

自私自利
zì sī zì lì

everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others

自称
zì chēng

to call oneself

自立
zì lì

independent

自行
zì xíng

voluntary

自行车
zì xíng chē

bicycle; bike

自卫
zì wèi

to defend oneself

自觉
zì jué

conscious

自言自语
zì yán zì yǔ

to talk to oneself

自豪
zì háo

proud (of one's achievements etc)

自负
zì fù

conceited

自责
zì zé

to blame oneself

自费
zì fèi

at one's own expense

自身
zì shēn

itself

自愿
zì yuàn

voluntary

亲自
qīn zì

personally

顺其自然
shùn qí zì rán

to let nature take its course (idiom)

三江侗族自治县
sān jiāng dòng zú zì zhì xiàn

Sanjiang Dong autonomous county in Liuzhou 柳州[liǔ zhōu], Guangxi

三自爱国教会
sān zì ài guó jiào huì

Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949

三自教会
sān zì jiào huì

Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949

三都水族自治县
sān dū shuǐ zú zì zhì xiàn

Sandu Shuizu autonomous county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[qián nán zhōu], Guizhou

不打自招
bù dǎ zì zhāo

to confess without being pressed

不攻自破
bù gōng zì pò

(of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc)

不敢自专
bù gǎn zì zhuān

not daring to act for oneself (idiom)

不能自已
bù néng zì yǐ

unable to control oneself

不自在
bù zì zai

uneasy

不自然
bù zì rán

unnatural

不自由,毋宁死
bù zì yóu , wú nìng sǐ

give me liberty or give me death

不自觉
bù zì jué

unaware

不自量
bù zì liàng

not take a proper measure of oneself

不自量力
bù zì liàng lì

to overestimate one's capabilities

不言自明
bù yán zì míng

self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)

不说自明
bù shuō zì míng

goes without saying; obvious; self-evident

不请自来
bù qǐng zì lái

to turn up without being invited

世界自然基金会
shì jiè zì rán jī jīn huì

World Wildlife Fund WWF

乳源瑶族自治县
rǔ yuán yáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[sháo guān], Guangdong

互助土族自治县
hù zhù tǔ zú zì zhì xiàn

Huzhu Tuzu Autonomous County in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[hǎi dōng dì qū], Qinghai

五峰土家族自治县
wǔ fēng tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn

Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County in Hubei

以老大自居
yǐ lǎo dà zì jū

regarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status

任其自然
rèn qí zì rán

to let things take their course (idiom)

伊犁哈萨克自治州
yī lí hā sà kè zì zhì zhōu

Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang

伊通满族自治县
yī tōng mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn

Yitong Manchurian autonomous county in Siping 四平, Jilin

伊通自然保护区
yī tōng zì rán bǎo hù qū

Yitong nature reserve in Yitong Manchurian autonomous county 伊通滿族自治縣|伊通满族自治县, Siping, Jilin

作茧自缚
zuò jiǎn zì fù

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising

保亭黎族苗族自治县
bǎo tíng lí zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan

保安自动化
bǎo ān zì dòng huà

security automation

做自己
zuò zì jǐ

to be oneself

尽自
jǐn zi

always

优游自得
yōu yóu zì dé

free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered

兀自
wù zì

(literary) still

元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县
yuán jiāng hā ní zú yí zú dǎi zú zì zhì xiàn

Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪[yù xī], Yunnan

元胞自动机
yuán bāo zì dòng jī

cellular automaton

克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州
kè zī lè sū kē ěr kè zī zì zhì zhōu

Qizilsu or Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang

儿孙自有儿孙福
ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú

younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)

公路自行车
gōng lù zì xíng chē

racing bicycle; road bike

其来有自
qí lái yǒu zì

there is a reason for it

其自身
qí zì shēn

one's own (respective)

冷暖自知
lěng nuǎn zì zhī

see 如人飲水,冷暖自知|如人饮水,冷暖自知[rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī]

出自肺腑
chū zì fèi fǔ

from the bottom of one's heart (idiom)

前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县
qián guō ěr luó sī měng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn

Qian Gorlos Mongol autonomous county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin

剖腹自杀
pōu fù zì shā

hara-kiri

刚愎自用
gāng bì zì yòng

obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)

功到自然成
gōng dào zì rán chéng

effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)

务川仡佬族苗族自治县
wù chuān gē lǎo zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Wuchuan Klau and Hmong Autonomous County in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[zūn yì], northeast Guizhou

务川自治县
wù chuān zì zhì xiàn

Wuchuan Klau and Hmong autonomous county in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[zūn yì], northeast Guizhou

化隆回族自治县
huà lóng huí zú zì zhì xiàn

Hualong Huizu Autonomous County in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[hǎi dōng dì qū], Qinghai

北川羌族自治县
běi chuān qiāng zú zì zhì xiàn

Beichuan Qiang autonomous county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[mián yáng], north Sichuan

北镇满族自治县
běi zhèn mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn

Beizhen Manzu autonomous county in Liaoning

半自动
bàn zì dòng

semiautomatic

半自耕农
bàn zì gēng nóng

semi-tenant peasant

南涧彝族自治县
nán jiàn yí zú zì zhì xiàn

Nanjian Yizu autonomous county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

博尔塔拉蒙古自治州
bó ěr tǎ lā měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu

Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang

印江土家族苗族自治县
yìn jiāng tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Yinjiang Tujia and Hmong autonomous county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[tóng rén dì qū], Guizhou

反躬自问
fǎn gōng zì wèn

introspection

台湾民主自治同盟
tái wān mín zhǔ zì zhì tóng méng

Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League

各人自扫门前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng

sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)

各自为政
gè zì wéi zhèng

to do things each in one's own way

吉人自有天相
jí rén zì yǒu tiān xiàng

Heaven helps the worthy (idiom)

吐丝自缚
tǔ sī zì fù

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising

吴自牧
wú zì mù

Wu Zimu (lived c. 1270), writer at the end of the Song dynasty

和布克赛尔蒙古自治县
hé bù kè sài ěr měng gǔ zì zhì xiàn

Hoboksar Mongol autonomous county or Qobuqsar Mongghul aptonom nahiyisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[tǎ chéng dì qū], Xinjiang

咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ

to have only oneself to blame (idiom)

咬舌自尽
yǎo shé zì jìn

to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue

唾面自干
tuò miàn zì gān

to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek

喀喇沁左翼蒙古族自治县
kā lǎ qìn zuǒ yì měng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn

Harqin Left Mongol autonomous county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[cháo yáng], Liaoning

喃喃自语
nán nán zì yǔ

to mumble to oneself

善自保重
shàn zì bǎo zhòng

take good care of yourself!

善自为谋
shàn zì wéi móu

to be good at working for one's own profit (idiom)

善自珍摄
shàn zì zhēn shè

take good care of yourself! (idiom)

喜不自胜
xǐ bù zì shèng

unable to contain one's joy (idiom)

喜不自禁
xǐ bù zì jīn

unable to contain one's joy (idiom)

回家吃自己
huí jiā chī zì jǐ

to be fired

围场满族蒙古族自治县
wéi chǎng mǎn zú měng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn

Weichang Manchu and Mongol autonomous county in Chengde 承德[chéng dé], Hebei

地方自治
dì fāng zì zhì

local autonomy

城步苗族自治县
chéng bù miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Chengbu Miao Autonomous County in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[shào yáng], Hunan

场地自行车
chǎng dì zì xíng chē

track bike

塔什库尔干塔吉克自治县
tǎ shí kù ěr gān tǎ jí kè zì zhì xiàn

Taxkorgan Tajik autonomous county (Tashqurqan Tajik aptonom nahiyisi) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[kā shí dì qū], west Xinjiang

塔什库尔干自治县
tǎ shí kù ěr gān zì zhì xiàn

Taxkorgan Tajik autonomous county (Tashqurqan Tajik aptonom nahiyisi) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[kā shí dì qū], west Xinjiang

墨江哈尼族自治县
mò jiāng hā ní zú zì zhì xiàn

Mojiang Hani Autonomous County in Pu'er 普洱[pǔ ěr], Yunnan

多行不义必自毙
duō xíng bù yì bì zì bì

persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)

夜郎自大
yè láng zì dà

lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom)

大化瑶族自治县
dà huà yáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Dahua Yao Autonomous County in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[hè zhōu], Guangxi

大厂回族自治县
dà chǎng huí zú zì zhì xiàn

Dachang Hui autonomous county in Langfang 廊坊[láng fáng], Hebei

大理白族自治州
dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu

Dali Bai autonomous prefecture in Yunnan

大通回族土族自治县
dà tōng huí zú tǔ zú zì zhì xiàn

Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county in Xining 西寧|西宁[xī níng], Qinghai

天才出自勤奋
tiān cái chū zì qín fèn

genius comes from hard effort

天祝藏族自治县
tiān zhù zàng zú zì zhì xiàn

Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County in Wuwei 武威[wǔ wēi], Gansu

夫子自道
fū zǐ zì dào

appearing to be praising others while actually praising yourself

好自为之
hǎo zì wéi zhī

to do one's best

如人饮水,冷暖自知
rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī

to know best by personal experience

妄自尊大
wàng zì zūn dà

ridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance

妄自菲薄
wàng zì fěi bó

to be unduly humble (idiom)

威宁彝族回族苗族自治县
wēi níng yí zú huí zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Weining Yi, Hui and Miao autonomous county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[bì jié dì qū], Guizhou

威福自己
wēi fú zì jǐ

to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)

媒体自由
méi tǐ zì yóu

freedom of the media

孟村回族自治县
mèng cūn huí zú zì zhì xiàn

Mengcun Hui Autonomous County in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[cāng zhōu], Hebei

孟连傣族拉祜族佤族自治县
mèng lián dǎi zú lā hù zú wǎ zú zì zhì xiàn

Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱[pǔ ěr], Yunnan

孤芳自赏
gū fāng zì shǎng

lone flower admiring itself (idiom); narcissism

学术自由
xué shù zì yóu

academic freedom

安闲自在
ān xián zì zai

leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease

安闲自得
ān xián zì dé

feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)

富川瑶族自治县
fù chuān yáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Fuchuan Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[hè zhōu], Guangxi

察布查尔锡伯自治县
chá bù chá ěr xī bó zì zhì xiàn

Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[yī lí hā sà kè zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县
níng ěr hā ní zú yí zú zì zhì xiàn

Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County in Yunnan, capital Pu'er city 普洱市[pǔ ěr shì]

宁蒗彝族自治县
níng làng yí zú zì zhì xiàn

Ninglang Yizu Autonomous County in Lijiang 麗江|丽江[lì jiāng], Yunnan

宽城满族自治县
kuān chéng mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn

Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County in Chengde 承德[chéng dé], Hebei

宽甸满族自治县
kuān diàn mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn

Kuandian Manchu autonomous county in Dandong 丹東|丹东[dān dōng], Liaoning

寻甸回族彝族自治县
xún diàn huí zú yí zú zì zhì xiàn

Xundian Hui and Yi autonomous county in Kunming 昆明[kūn míng], Yunnan

居功自傲
jū gōng zì ào

satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others

屏边苗族自治县
píng biān miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Pingbian Mianzu autonomous county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture 紅河哈尼族彞族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[hóng hé hā ní zú yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

山地自行车
shān dì zì xíng chē

mountain bike

岫岩满族自治县
xiù yán mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn

Xiuyan Manzu autonomous county in Anshan 鞍山[ān shān], Liaoning

峨山彝族自治县
é shān yí zú zì zhì xiàn

Eshan Yizu autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪[yù xī], Yunnan

峨边彝族自治县
é biān yí zú zì zhì xiàn

Ebian Yizu autonomous county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[lè shān], Sichuan

巍山彝族回族自治县
wēi shān yí zú huí zú zì zhì xiàn

Weishan Yi and Hui autonomous county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

巴里坤哈萨克自治县
bā lǐ kūn hā sà kè zì zhì xiàn

Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County in Hami 哈密市[hā mì shì], Xinjiang

巴音郭楞蒙古自治州
bā yīn guō léng měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu

Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang

巴马瑶族自治县
bā mǎ yáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Bama Yaozu autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[hè zhōu], Guangxi

庸人自扰
yōng rén zì rǎo

lit. silly people get their panties in a bunch (idiom)

广西壮族自治区
guǎng xī zhuàng zú zì zhì qū

until 1959, Guangxi province

延边朝鲜族自治州
yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu

Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin province 吉林省[jí lín shěng] in northeast China, capital Yanji City 延吉市[yán jí shì]

张家川回族自治县
zhāng jiā chuān huí zú zì zhì xiàn

Zhanjiachuan Huizu autonomous county in Gansu

张自忠
zhāng zì zhōng

Zhang Zizhong (1891-1940), Chinese National Revolutionary Army general during the Second Sino-Japanese War

张自烈
zhāng zì liè

Zhang Zilie (1597-1673), Ming dynasty scholar, author of Zhengzitong 正字通[zhèng zì tōng]

强中自有强中手
qiáng zhōng zì yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu

(idiom) however strong you are, there is always someone stronger

彭水苗族土家族自治县
péng shuǐ miáo zú tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn

Pengshui Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality

后果自负
hòu guǒ zì fù

to take responsibility for the consequences of risky behavior; to have only oneself to blame if things go badly

径自
jìng zì

without leave

徒自惊扰
tú zì jīng rǎo
循化撒拉族自治县
xún huà sǎ lā zú zì zhì xiàn

Xunhua Salazu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[hǎi dōng dì qū], Qinghai

德宏傣族景颇族自治州
dé hóng dǎi zú jǐng pō zú zì zhì zhōu

Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture in west Yunnan, surrounded on three sides by Myanmar (Burma), capital Luxi 潞西市

心静自然凉
xīn jìng zì rán liáng

a calm heart keeps you cool (idiom)

怒江傈僳族自治区
nù jiāng lì sù zú zì zhì qū

Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture in northwest Yunnan, capital Liuku or Lutku 六庫鎮|六库镇[liù kù zhèn]

怒江傈僳族自治州
nù jiāng lì sù zú zì zhì zhōu

Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture in northwest Yunnan, capital Liuku or Lutku 六庫鎮|六库镇[liù kù zhèn]

恩施土家族苗族自治州
ēn shī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu

Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hubei

恭城瑶族自治县
gōng chéng yáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Gongcheng Yao autonomous county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi

悔过自新
huǐ guò zì xīn

to repent and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf

悲不自胜
bēi bù zì shèng

unable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought

应付自如
yìng fu zì rú

to handle matters with ease (idiom)

手自一体
shǒu zì yī tǐ

manumatic