Chinese Character Dictionary

自由自在

zì yóu zì zài

free and easy (idiom); carefree

自由落体

zì yóu luò tĭ

free-fall

自由行

zì yóu xíng

travel organized by oneself rather than in a tour group

自由贸易

zì yóu mào yì

free trade

自由贸易区

zì yóu mào yì qū

free trade zone

自由软件基金会

Zì yóu Ruăn jiàn Jī jīn huì

Free Software Foundation

自由选择权

zì yóu xuăn zé quán

free agency

自由降落

zì yóu jiàng luò

free fall

自由体操

zì yóu tĭ cāo

floor (gymnastics)

自由党

zì yóu dăng

Liberal Party

自留地

zì liú dì

private plot allocated to an individual on a collective farm

自画像

zì huà xiàng

self-portrait

自发

zì fā

spontaneous

自发对称破缺

zì fā duì chèn pò quē

spontaneous symmetry breaking (physics)

自发电位

zì fā diàn wèi

electroencephalogram (EEG)

自白

zì bái

confession

自白书

zì bái shū

confession

自尽

zì jìn

to kill oneself

自相

zì xiāng

mutual

自相残杀

zì xiāng cán shā

to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife

自相矛盾

zì xiāng máo dùn

to contradict oneself

自相鱼肉

zì xiāng yú ròu

butchering one another as fish and flesh (idiom); killing one another

自省

zì xĭng

to examine oneself

自矜

zì jīn

to boast

自知之明

zì zhī zhī míng

knowing oneself (idiom)

自知理亏

zì zhī lĭ kuī

to know that one is in the wrong (idiom)

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

自立自强

zì lì zì qiáng

to strive for self-improvement

自立门户

zì lì mén hù

to form one's own group or school of thought

自给

zì jĭ

self-reliant

自给自足

zì jĭ zì zú

self-sufficiency

自缢

zì yì

to hang oneself

自缚手脚

zì fù shŏu jiăo

to bind oneself hand and foot

自繇自在

zì yóu zì zai

free and easy (idiom); carefree

自罪

zì zuì

actual sin (Christian notion, as opposed to original sin 原罪)

自习

zì xí

to study by oneself

自若

zì ruò

calm

自行

zì xíng

voluntary

自行其是

zì xíng qí shì

to act as one thinks fit

自行车

zì xíng chē

bicycle

自行车架

zì xíng chē jià

bike rack

自行车赛

zì xíng chē sài

cycle race

自行车馆

zì xíng chē guăn

cycling stadium

自卫

zì wèi

self-defense

自卫队

zì wèi duì

self-defense force

自装

zì zhuāng

self-loading (weapon, tape deck etc)

自制

zì zhì

self-made

自制炸弹

zì zhì zhà dàn

improvised explosive device IED

自要

zì yào

so long as

自视

zì shì

to view oneself

自视清高

zì shì qīng gāo

to think highly of oneself (idiom); giving oneself airs

自视甚高

zì shì shèn gāo

to think highly of oneself (idiom); giving oneself airs

自觉

zì jué

conscious

自言自语

zì yán zì yŭ

to talk to oneself

自讨没趣

zì tăo méi qù

to invite a snub

自讨苦吃

zì tăo kŭ chī

to ask for trouble (idiom)

自诉

zì sù

private prosecution (law)