自理

zì lǐ

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

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Definitions

1. to take care of oneself
2. to provide for oneself

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 依赖 yī lài 依赖 yī lài to depend on 依赖指依靠他人，自理指依靠自己。: to depend on

Related words

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• 照顾 zhào gu 照顾 zhào gu to take care of 照顾指照料他人，自理指照顾自己。: to take care of
• 独立 dú lì 独立 dú lì independent 独立侧重不依赖他人，自理侧重日常生活能力。: independent

Synonyms

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• 自给自足 zì jǐ zì zú 自给自足 zì jǐ zì zú self-sufficiency 自给自足强调经济独立，自理强调生活照料能力。: self-sufficiency

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used in 生活自理 (to be able to take care of oneself in daily life) or 自理能力 (self-care ability).

Common mistakes

自理 is used for daily personal tasks like eating or dressing, not for managing abstract affairs. Use 处理 for handling matters.

Example Sentences

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他老了以后生活不能 自理 了。

He could not take care of himself in his old age.

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Child Words of 自理

• 理 理 lǐ: texture
• 自 自 zì: self