独自
dú zì
Pinyin

Definition

独自
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dú zì
  1. alone

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

他就是喜欢独自一人,所以压根儿不需要别人陪,也不会觉得寂寞。
tā jiùshì xǐhuan dúzì yī rén ,suǒyǐ yàgēnr5 bù xūyào biéren péi ,yě bùhuì juéde jìmò 。
He just likes to be alone, so he doesn't need others to accompany him at all, and he won't feel lonely.
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晚上驴友们一起弹吉他、唱歌、聊天,体验淳朴的生活,独自旅行的朋友在这里可以告别孤独的滋味了。
wǎnshang lu:2yǒu men yīqǐ dàn jítā 、chànggē 、liáotiān ,tǐyàn chúnpǔ de shēnghuó ,dúzì lu:3xíng de péngyou zài zhèlǐ kěyǐ gàobié gūdú de zīwèi le 。
In the evening, backpackers play guitar, sing, chat, and experience a simple life. Friends who travel alone can say goodbye to loneliness.
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撑着油纸伞,独自
chēng zhe yóuzhǐsǎn ,dúzì
Holding an oil-paper umbrella, alone
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去年双11的时候,我老婆独自在家疯狂网购,买买买,把我几张信用卡都刷爆了。今年我得回家看着她。
qùnián shuāngshíyī de shíhou ,wǒ lǎopó dúzì zài jiā fēngkuáng wǎnggòu ,mǎi mǎi mǎi ,bǎ wǒ jǐ zhāng xìnyòngkǎ dōu shuābào le 。jīnnián wǒ de huíjiā kānzhe tā 。
On Singles Day last year, my wife went nuts shopping online by herself. Buy buy buy. She maxed out a couple of my credit cards! I have to be at home to keep an eye on her.
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守着窗儿,独自怎生得黑?
shǒu zhe chuāngr ,dúzì zěnshēng de hēi ?
By the window, how can I get through to the dusk alone?
我独自走过你身旁,
wǒ dúzì zǒu guo nǐ shēnpáng ,
I alone was walking beside you,
发现小尤他们已经离开后,李探长便独自追踪那个黑影。
fāxiàn XiǎoYóu tāmen yǐjīng líkāi hòu ,Lǐ tànzhǎng biàn dúzì zhuīzōng nàge hēiyǐng 。
Upon realizing Xiao You and the others had already left, Detective Li began to pursue the shadow on his own.
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李探长独自追踪那个黑影,来到了一栋大楼里。
Lǐ tànzhǎng dúzì zhuīzōng nàge hēiyǐng ,láidào le yī dòng dàlóu lǐ 。
Detective Li followed the shadow alone, reaching the inside of a large building.
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独自
dúzì
alone
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还有好几本,但这不是重点。我怀上你以后,有一天他听说罗布���发现有生命迹象,第二天他就心一横,留下一封信就丢下我们全家,独自去了罗布泊,从此杳无音信!是死是活都不知道。这像是一个有良心的丈夫和父亲做的事吗?我一辈子都不会原谅他!
hái yǒu hǎo jǐ běn ,dàn zhè bù shì zhòngdiǎn 。wǒ huáishàng nǐ yǐhòu ,yǒu yī tiān tā tīngshuō Luóbùpō fāxiàn yǒu shēngmìng jìxiàng ,dì èr tiān tā jiù xīn yī héng ,liúxià yī fēng xìn jiù diūxià wǒmen quánjiā ,dúzì qù le Luóbùpō ,cóngcǐ yǎowúyīnxìn !shì sǐ shì huó dōu bù zhīdào 。zhè xiàng shì yī ge yǒu liángxīn de zhàngfu hé fùqin zuò de shì ma ?wǒ yībèizi dōu bùhuì yuánliàng tā !
There are lots of others. But that's not the important thing. After I got pregnant with you, he heard one day that traces of life had been discovered in the Lop Nor. The next day, he left us a letter and rushed off. He abandoned our family and went on his own to the Lop Nor. And there's never been a sign of him since! We don't even know if he's alive or dead. Does that seem like something a good husband and father would do? I'll never forgive him!