自尊
zì zūn
Pinyin

Definition

自尊
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zì zūn
  1. self-respect
  2. self-esteem
  3. ego
  4. pride

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

来自
lái zì
  1. 1 to come from (a place)
  2. 2 From: (in email header)
自
zì
  1. 1 self
  2. 2 oneself
  3. 3 from
  4. 4 since
  5. 5 naturally
  6. 6 surely
自己
zì jǐ
  1. 1 oneself
  2. 2 one's own
出自
chū zì
  1. 1 to come from
各自
gè zì
  1. 1 each
  2. 2 respective
  3. 3 apiece
大自然
dà zì rán
  1. 1 nature (the natural world)
尊
zūn
  1. 1 senior
  2. 2 of a senior generation
  3. 3 to honor
  4. 4 to respect
  5. 5 honorific
  6. 6 classifier for cannons and statues
  7. 7 ancient wine vessel
尊严
zūn yán
  1. 1 dignity
  2. 2 sanctity
  3. 3 honor
  4. 4 majesty
尊敬
zūn jìng
  1. 1 to respect
  2. 2 to revere
尊重
zūn zhòng
  1. 1 to esteem
  2. 2 to respect
  3. 3 to honor
  4. 4 to value
  5. 5 eminent
  6. 6 serious
  7. 7 proper
独自
dú zì
  1. 1 alone
发自
fā zì
  1. 1 to evolve from
自主
zì zhǔ
  1. 1 independent
  2. 2 to act for oneself
  3. 3 autonomous
自信
zì xìn
  1. 1 to have confidence in oneself
  2. 2 self-confidence
自个儿
zì gě r5
  1. 1 (dialect) oneself
  2. 2 by oneself
自制
zì zhì
  1. 1 to maintain self-control
  2. 2 self-control
自助
zì zhù
  1. 1 self-service
自助餐
zì zhù cān
  1. 1 buffet
  2. 2 self-service meal
自动
zì dòng
  1. 1 automatic
  2. 2 voluntarily
自卑
zì bēi
  1. 1 feeling inferior
  2. 2 self-abased

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

伤害自尊心
shānghài zìzūnxīn
To hurt someone's pride.
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自尊心
zìzūnxīn
Pride.
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你说我长得不漂亮，伤害了我的自尊心。
nǐ shuō wǒ zhǎng de bù piàoliang ，shānghài le wǒ de zìzūnxīn 。
You said I wasn't pretty. It hurt my pride.
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自尊心很强
zìzūnxīn hěn qiáng
A sensitive ego.
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哎，真伤自尊！
ài ，zhēn shāng zìzūn ！
Hey, that really hurts!
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