自卫
zì wèi
Pinyin

Definition

自卫
 - 
zì wèi
  1. self-defense

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

lái zì
  1. 1 to come from (a place)
  2. 2 From: (in email header)
  1. 1 self
  2. 2 oneself
  3. 3 from
  4. 4 since
  5. 5 naturally
  6. 6 surely
zì jǐ
  1. 1 oneself
  2. 2 one's own
chū zì
  1. 1 to come from
gè zì
  1. 1 each
  2. 2 respective
  3. 3 apiece
dà zì rán
  1. 1 nature (the natural world)
dú zì
  1. 1 alone
fā zì
  1. 1 to evolve from
zì zhǔ
  1. 1 independent
  2. 2 to act for oneself
  3. 3 autonomous
zì xìn
  1. 1 to have confidence in oneself
  2. 2 self-confidence
zì gě r5
  1. 1 (dialect) oneself
  2. 2 by oneself
zì zhì
  1. 1 to maintain self-control
  2. 2 self-control
zì zhù
  1. 1 self-service
zì zhù cān
  1. 1 buffet
  2. 2 self-service meal
zì dòng
  1. 1 automatic
  2. 2 voluntarily
zì bēi
  1. 1 feeling inferior
  2. 2 self-abased
zì gǔ
  1. 1 (since) ancient times
  2. 2 (from) time immemorial
zì zai
  1. 1 free
  2. 2 unrestrained
  3. 3 comfortable
  4. 4 at ease
zì jiā
  1. 1 oneself
  2. 2 one's own family
zì zūn
  1. 1 self-respect
  2. 2 self-esteem
  3. 3 ego
  4. 4 pride

Idioms (20)

不敢自专
bù gǎn zì zhuān
  1. 1 not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
  1. 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
  1. 1 self-explanatory
  2. 2 self-evident (idiom)
任其自然
rèn qí zì rán
  1. 1 to let things take their course (idiom)
  2. 2 to leave it to nature
  3. 3 laissez-faire
作茧自缚
zuò jiǎn zì fù
  1. 1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
  2. 2 hoist by his own petard
优游自得
yōu yóu zì dé
  1. 1 free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
儿孙自有儿孙福
ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú
  1. 1 younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
冰炭不言,冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
  1. 1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
出自肺腑
chū zì fèi fǔ
  1. 1 from the bottom of one's heart (idiom)
刚愎自用
gāng bì zì yòng
  1. 1 obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
功到自然成
gōng dào zì rán chéng
  1. 1 effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
各人自扫门前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
  1. 1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
吉人自有天相
jí rén zì yǒu tiān xiàng
  1. 1 Heaven helps the worthy (idiom)
吐丝自缚
tǔ sī zì fù
  1. 1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
  2. 2 hoist with his own petard
咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ
  1. 1 to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
  2. 2 to bring trouble through one's own actions
唾面自干
tuò miàn zì gān
  1. 1 to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek
  2. 2 to drain the cup of humiliation
善自为谋
shàn zì wéi móu
  1. 1 to be good at working for one's own profit (idiom)
善自珍摄
shàn zì zhēn shè
  1. 1 take good care of yourself! (idiom)
喜不自胜
xǐ bù zì shèng
  1. 1 unable to contain one's joy (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我还是不明白。枪是可以自卫,但更是凶器。世界上总有一些不正常的人,用枪来杀害无辜的人。如果不允许持枪,可能也不会有那么多的枪击案了。
wǒ háishì bù míngbái 。qiāng shì kěyǐ zìwèi ,dàn gèng shì xiōngqì 。shìjiè shàng zǒng yǒu yīxiē bù zhèngcháng de rén ,yòng qiāng lái shāhài wúgū de rén 。rúguǒ bùyǔnxǔ chí qiāng ,kěnéng yě bù huì yǒu nàme duō de qiāngjī’àn le 。
I still don't understand. Guns can be used in self-defense, but they are also lethal weapons. There are disturbed people throughout the world who could use guns to kill innocent people. If we don't allow them to have guns, then there won't be so many shootings.