Chinese Character Dictionary

自动离合

zì dòng lí hé

automatic clutch

自卑

zì bēi

feeling inferior

自卑心理

zì bēi xīn lĭ

sense of inferiority

自卑情绪

zì bēi qíng xù

inferiority complex

自卸车

zì xiè chē

dump truck

自取

zì qŭ

to help oneself to (food)

自取其咎

zì qŭ qí jiù

to have only oneself to blame (idiom)

自取灭亡

zì qŭ miè wáng

to court disaster (idiom)

自古

zì gŭ

(since) ancient times

自古以来

zì gŭ yĭ lái

since ancient times

自各儿

zì gĕ r

variant of 自個兒|自个儿[zì gĕ r]

自吹自擂

zì chuī zì léi

to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)

自告奋勇

zì gào fèn yŏng

to volunteer for

自命

zì mìng

to consider oneself to be (sth positive)

自命不凡

zì mìng bù fán

to think too much of oneself

自命清高

zì mìng qīng gāo

to think of oneself as high and pure (idiom); smug and self-righteous

自问

zì wèn

to ask oneself

自喻

zì yù

to refer to oneself as

自叹不如

zì tàn bù rú

to consider oneself as being not as good as the others

自嘲

zì cháo

to mock oneself

自在

zì zai

free

自报公议

zì bào gōng yì

self-assessment

自报家门

zì bào jiā mén

to introduce oneself

自大

zì dà

arrogant

自大狂

zì dài kuáng

megalomania

自失

zì shī

at a loss

自奉俭约

zì fèng jiăn yuē

to live frugally (idiom)

自奉甚俭

zì fèng shèn jiăn

to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures (idiom)

自如

zì rú

freedom of action

自始

zì shĭ

from the outset

自始至终

zì shĭ zhì zhōng

from start to finish (idiom)

自娱

zì yú

to amuse oneself

自学

zì xué

self-study

自学成才

zì xué chéng cái

a self-made genius

自家

zì jiā

self

自专

zì zhuān

to act arbitrarily

自尊

zì zūn

self-respect

自尊心

zì zūn xīn

self-respect

自寻死路

zì xún sĭ lù

to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom)

自寻烦恼

zì xún fán năo

to bring trouble on oneself (idiom)

自导

zì dăo

self-guided

自居

zì jū

to consider oneself as

自己

zì jĭ

oneself

自己人

zì jĭ rén

those on our side

自己动手

zì jĭ dòng shŏu

to do (sth) oneself

自带

zì dài

to bring one's own

自幼

zì yòu

since childhood

自序

zì xù

author's preface

自底向上

zì dĭ xiàng shàng

bottom-up

自强

zì qiáng

to strive for self-improvement

自强不息

zì qiáng bù xī

to strive unremittingly

自强自立

zì qiáng zì lì

to strive for self-improvement

自强运动

Zì qiáng Yùn dòng

Self-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also named 洋務運動|洋务运动

自律

zì lu:4

self-discipline

自律性组织

zì lu:4 xìng zŭ zhī

Self-Regulation Organization

自得

zì dé

contented

自得其乐

zì dé qí lè

to find amusement in one's own way

自从

zì cóng

since (a time)

自忖

zì cŭn

to speculate

自怨自艾

zì yuàn zì yì

to be full of remorse