自言自语

自言自语自言自語 yán ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄩˇ zi6 jin4 zi6 jyu5 HSK 6

  • (idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize

Stroke order

Practice writing

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Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 湯姆在自言自語。 Tom is talking to himself.
  • 老人時常自言自語。 Old people often talk to themselves.
  • “我该做什么呢?”我自言自语道。 "What shall I do?" I said to myself.
  • 我祖父一个人的时候,有时会自言自语。 My grandfather sometimes talks to himself when he's alone.
  • 她自言自語地說:「我接著該到哪兒去呢?」 She said to herself, "Where shall I go next?"

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