自私 zì sī ㄗˋ ㄙ zi6 si1 HSK 7-9 高階級 · Level 4
- selfish
- selfishness
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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-
私
- 无私 無私 wú sī ㄨˊ ㄙ mou4 si1 selfless
- 私下 sī xià ㄙ ㄒㄧㄚˋ si1 haa6 in private
- 私事 sī shì ㄙ ㄕˋ si1 si6 personal matters
- 私人 sī rén ㄙ ㄖㄣˊ si1 jan4 private
- 私心 sī xīn ㄙ ㄒㄧㄣ si1 sam1 selfishness
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- 私有 sī yǒu ㄙ ㄧㄡˇ si1 jau5 private
- 私营 私營 sī yíng ㄙ ㄧㄥˊ si1 jing4 privately-owned
- 私立 sī lì ㄙ ㄌㄧˋ si1 laap6 privately-run; private (school, hospital etc)
- 私自 sī zì ㄙ ㄗˋ si1 zi6 private; personal
- 走私 zǒu sī ㄗㄡˇ ㄙ zau2 si1 to smuggle
- 隐私 隱私 yǐn sī ㄧㄣˇ ㄙ jan2 si1 secrets
- 私家车 私家車 sī jiā chē ㄙ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄜ si1 gaa1 ce1 private car
- 私房钱 私房錢 sī fáng qián ㄙ ㄈㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ si1 fong4 cin2 secret purse
- 大公无私 大公無私 dà gōng wú sī ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨˊ ㄙ daai6 gung1 mou4 si1 selfless
- 自私自利 zì sī zì lì ㄗˋ ㄙ ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ zi6 si1 zi6 lei6 everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others
- 偏私 piān sī ㄆㄧㄢ ㄙ pin1 si1 to practice favoritism
- 公私 gōng sī ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ gung1 si1 public and private (interests, initiative etc)
- 因私 yīn sī ㄧㄣ ㄙ jan1 si1 private (i.e. not work-related 因公)
- 家私 jiā sī ㄐㄧㄚ ㄙ gaa1 si1 family property
- 营私 營私 yíng sī ㄧㄥˊ ㄙ jing4 si1 to gain from corrupt dealing
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)
- 公而忘私 gōng ér wàng sī ㄍㄨㄥ ㄦˊ ㄨㄤˋ ㄙ gung1 ji4 mong4 si1 for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
- 官报私仇 官報私仇 guān bào sī chóu ㄍㄨㄢ ㄅㄠˋ ㄙ ㄔㄡˊ gun1 bou3 si1 sau4 to take advantage of official post for personal revenge (idiom)
- 官私合营 官私合營 guān sī hé yíng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄙ ㄏㄜˊ ㄧㄥˊ gun1 si1 hap6 jing4 public and private interests working together (idiom)
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- 假公济私 假公濟私 jiǎ gōng jì sī ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧˋ ㄙ gaa2 gung1 zai3 si1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
- 结党营私 結黨營私 jié dǎng yíng sī ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄤˇ ㄧㄥˊ ㄙ git3 dong2 jing4 si1 (idiom) to form a clique for self-serving purposes
- 窃窃私语 竊竊私語 qiè qiè sī yǔ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄙ ㄩˇ sit3 sit3 si1 jyu5 (idiom) to whisper
- 损公肥私 損公肥私 sǔn gōng féi sī ㄙㄨㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄈㄟˊ ㄙ syun2 gung1 fei4 si1 to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom); personal profit at public expense
- 铁面无私 鐵面無私 tiě miàn wú sī ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄙ tit3 min6 mou4 si1 strictly impartial and incorruptible (idiom)
- 乌鸟私情 烏鳥私情 wū niǎo sī qíng ㄨ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄙ ㄑㄧㄥˊ wu1 niu5 si1 cing4 lit. the solicitude of the crow (who provides for his old parent)(idiom)
- 徇私枉法 xùn sī wǎng fǎ ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄙ ㄨㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ seon1 si1 wong2 faat3 to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
Example sentences
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爱 愛 很 自私 。
Love is selfish.
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他 好 自私 ！
He's so selfish!
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别 別 那么 那麼 自私 。
Don't be so selfish.
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我 不想 自私 。
I don't want to be selfish.
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我 觉得 覺得 你 很 自私 。
I think you're selfish.
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