自由 zì yóu ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ zi6 jau4 HSK 2 進階級 · Level 3
- freedom; liberty
- free; unrestricted
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自
- 来自 來自 lái zì ㄌㄞˊ ㄗˋ loi4 zi6 to come from (a place)
- 出自 chū zì ㄔㄨ ㄗˋ ceot1 zi6 to come from
- 各自 gè zì ㄍㄜˋ ㄗˋ gok3 zi6 each
- 擅自 shàn zì ㄕㄢˋ ㄗˋ sin6 zi6 without permission
- 独自 獨自 dú zì ㄉㄨˊ ㄗˋ duk6 zi6 alone
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- 私自 sī zì ㄙ ㄗˋ si1 zi6 private; personal
- 自主 zì zhǔ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ zi6 zyu2 to act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs
- 自信 zì xìn ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ zi6 seon3 to have confidence in oneself
- 自传 自傳 zì zhuàn ㄗˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ zi6 zyun6 autobiography
- 自制 zì zhì ㄗˋ ㄓˋ zi6 zai3 to maintain self-control
- 自助 zì zhù ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˋ zi6 zo6 self-service
- 自动 自動 zì dòng ㄗˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ zi6 dung6 automatic
- 自卑 zì bēi ㄗˋ ㄅㄟ zi6 bei1 to have low self-esteem
- 自在 zì zai ㄗˋ ˙ㄗㄞ zi6 zoi6 comfortable; at ease
- 自如 zì rú ㄗˋ ㄖㄨˊ zi6 jyu4 unobstructed
- 自学 自學 zì xué ㄗˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ zi6 hok6 self-study
- 自尊 zì zūn ㄗˋ ㄗㄨㄣ zi6 zyun1 self-respect
- 自己 zì jǐ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ zi6 gei2 oneself; (attributive) one's own
- 自从 自從 zì cóng ㄗˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ zi6 cung4 since (a time)
- 自我 zì wǒ ㄗˋ ㄨㄛˇ zi6 ngo5 the self; oneself; self-
由
- 理由 lǐ yóu ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄡˊ lei5 jau4 reason
- 由来 由來 yóu lái ㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄞˊ jau4 loi4 origin
- 由于 由於 yóu yú ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊ jau4 jyu1 due to
- 由此 yóu cǐ ㄧㄡˊ ㄘˇ jau4 ci2 hereby
- 由衷 yóu zhōng ㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨㄥ jau4 cung1 heartfelt
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- 不由得 bù yóu de ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄉㄜ bat1 jau4 dak1 can't help
- 不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ bat1 jau4 zi6 zyu2 (idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
- 由此可见 由此可見 yóu cǐ kě jiàn ㄧㄡˊ ㄘˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ jau4 ci2 ho2 gin3 from this, it can be seen that...
- 由此看来 由此看來 yóu cǐ kàn lái ㄧㄡˊ ㄘˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄌㄞˊ jau4 ci2 hon3 loi4 thereby
- 自由自在 zì yóu zì zài ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄗㄞˋ zi6 jau4 zi6 zoi6 free and easy (idiom); carefree
- 身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ ㄕㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˇ san1 bat1 jau4 gei2 (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
- 不由 bù yóu ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ bat1 jau4 can't help (doing sth)
- 事由 shì yóu ㄕˋ ㄧㄡˊ si6 jau4 main content
- 交由 jiāo yóu ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˊ gaau1 jau4 to hand over (responsibility for sth) to (sb)
- 任由 rèn yóu ㄖㄣˋ ㄧㄡˊ jam6 jau4 to let (sb do sth)
- 来由 來由 lái yóu ㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄡˊ loi4 jau4 reason; cause
- 即由 jí yóu ㄐㄧˊ ㄧㄡˊ zik1 jau4 namely
- 原由 yuán yóu ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄡˊ jyun4 jau4 variant of 缘由
- 因由 yīn yóu ㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˊ jan1 jau4 reason
- 摘由 zhāi yóu ㄓㄞ ㄧㄡˊ zaak6 jau4 high points (of a document)
Idioms with these characters
- 安闲自得 安閑自得 ān xián zì dé ㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄉㄜˊ on1 haan4 zi6 dak1 feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)
- 安闲自在 安閑自在 ān xián zì zai ㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ˙ㄗㄞ on1 haan4 zi6 zoi6 leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
- 悲不自胜 悲不自勝 bēi bù zì shèng ㄅㄟ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄕㄥˋ bei1 bat1 zi6 sing3 unable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought
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- 卑以自牧 bēi yǐ zì mù ㄅㄟ ㄧˇ ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˋ bei1 ji5 zi6 muk6 (idiom) to conduct oneself humbly; modest
- 敝帚自珍 bì zhǒu zì zhēn ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄡˇ ㄗˋ ㄓㄣ bai6 zau2 zi6 zan1 to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own
- 不敢自专 不敢自專 bù gǎn zì zhuān ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢˇ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨㄢ bat1 gam2 zi6 zyun1 not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
- 不言自明 bù yán zì míng ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ bat1 jin4 zi6 ming4 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
- 不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ bat1 jau4 zi6 zyu2 (idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
- 不自量力 bù zì liàng lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 zi6 loeng6 lik6 (idiom) to overestimate one's capabilities
- 出自肺腑 chū zì fèi fǔ ㄔㄨ ㄗˋ ㄈㄟˋ ㄈㄨˇ ceot1 zi6 fai3 fu2 from the bottom of one's heart (idiom)
- 鬼由心生 guǐ yóu xīn shēng ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ gwai2 jau4 sam1 sang1 devils are born in the heart (idiom)
- 咎由自取 jiù yóu zì qǔ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄑㄩˇ gau3 jau4 zi6 ceoi2 (idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions
- 身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ ㄕㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˇ san1 bat1 jau4 gei2 (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
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- 率由旧章 率由舊章 shuài yóu jiù zhāng ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄤ seot1 jau4 gau6 zoeng1 to act in accordance with the old rules (idiom)
- 听天由命 聽天由命 tīng tiān yóu mìng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ting3 tin1 jau4 ming6 (idiom) to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck
- 行不由径 行不由徑 xíng bù yóu jìng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ hang4 bat1 jau4 ging3 lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom); fig. upright and honest
- 言不由衷 yán bù yóu zhōng ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨㄥ jin4 bat1 jau4 cung1 to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek
- 自由自在 zì yóu zì zài ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄗㄞˋ zi6 jau4 zi6 zoi6 free and easy (idiom); carefree
Example sentences
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自由 有 价 價 。
One must pay for freedom.
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我 自由 了 ！
I'm free!
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我 喜欢 喜歡 自由 。
I like freedom.
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我 只要 自由 。
All I want is my freedom.
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你 是 自由 人 。
You're a free man.
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