自嘲
zì cháo
Pinyin

Definition

自嘲
 - 
zì cháo
  1. to mock oneself
  2. to laugh at oneself

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
cháo xiào
  1. 1 to jeer at
  2. 2 to deride
  3. 3 to ridicule
  4. 4 mockery
  5. 5 derision
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

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
冷嘲热讽
lěng cháo rè fěng
  1. 1 frigid irony and scorching satire (idiom); to mock and ridicule
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)

Sample Sentences

我认为,莫言生活的那个时代很辛苦,但他总能以一种调侃、自嘲的方式来描述那些苦难,给人一种笑中有泪,泪中有笑的体会。
wǒ rènwéi ,Mòyán shēnghuó de nàge shídài hěn xīnkǔ ,dàn tā zǒng néng yǐ yīzhǒng tiáokǎn 、zìcháo de fāngshì lái miáoshù nàxiē kǔnàn ,gěi rén yīzhǒng xiào zhōng yǒu lèi ,lèi zhōng yǒu xiào de tǐhuì 。
I think, the era in which Mo Yan lived was very difficult, but he is always able to make use of a satiric, self mocking way of describing these difficulties, making people feel melancholy amid laughter and laugh through their tears.
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