自在
zì zai
Pinyin

Definition

自在
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zì zai
  1. free
  2. unrestrained
  3. comfortable
  4. at ease

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

在
zài
  1. 1 (located) at
  2. 2 (to be) in
  3. 3 to exist
  4. 4 in the middle of doing sth
  5. 5 (indicating an action in progress)
现在
xiàn zài
  1. 1 now
  2. 2 at present
  3. 3 at the moment
  4. 4 modern
  5. 5 current
  6. 6 nowadays
自己
zì jǐ
  1. 1 oneself
  2. 2 one's own
来自
lái zì
  1. 1 to come from (a place)
  2. 2 From: (in email header)
各自
gè zì
  1. 1 each
  2. 2 respective
  3. 3 apiece
在一起
zài yī qǐ
  1. 1 together
在乎
zài hu
  1. 1 to care about
  2. 2 equivalent of 在於|在于[zài yú]
在意
zài yì
  1. 1 to care about
  2. 2 to mind
在于
zài yú
  1. 1 to be in
  2. 2 to lie in
  3. 3 to consist in
  4. 4 to depend on
  5. 5 to rest with
在线
zài xiàn
  1. 1 online
好在
hǎo zài
  1. 1 luckily
  2. 2 fortunately
存在
cún zài
  1. 1 to exist
  2. 2 to be
  3. 3 existence
实在
shí zài
  1. 1 really
  2. 2 actually
  3. 3 indeed
  4. 4 true
  5. 5 real
  6. 6 honest
  7. 7 dependable
  8. 8 (philosophy) reality
正在
zhèng zài
  1. 1 just at (that time)
  2. 2 right in (that place)
  3. 3 right in the middle of (doing sth)
独自
dú zì
  1. 1 alone
自
zì
  1. 1 self
  2. 2 oneself
  3. 3 from
  4. 4 since
  5. 5 naturally
  6. 6 surely
自信
zì xìn
  1. 1 to have confidence in oneself
  2. 2 self-confidence
自制
zì zhì
  1. 1 to maintain self-control
  2. 2 self-control
自助
zì zhù
  1. 1 self-service
自动
zì dòng
  1. 1 automatic
  2. 2 voluntarily

Idioms (20)

一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
  1. 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
  2. 2 early planning is the key to success
一日之计在于晨
yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén
  1. 1 make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
  2. 2 early morning is the golden time of the day
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)
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不要在一棵树上吊死
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ
  1. 1 don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
  2. 2 there's more than one way to skin a cat
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)
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
人在江湖，身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
  1. 1 you can't always do as you like
  2. 2 one has to compromise in this world (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)
势在必得
shì zài bì dé
  1. 1 to be determined to win (idiom)
势在必行
shì zài bì xíng
  1. 1 circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary
  2. 2 imperative

Sample Sentences

女性的自我成长太重要了，努力提高自我意识，实现自我价值和经济独立，那么无论做出什么选择都可以活得潇洒自在，丰富美好。
nǚxìng de zìwǒ chéngzhǎng tài zhòngyào le ，nǔlì tígāo zìwǒ yìshi ，shíxiàn zìwǒ jiàzhí hé jīngjì dúlì ，nàme wúlùn zuòchū shénme xuǎnzé dōu kěyǐ huó de xiāosǎ zìzài ，fēngfù měihǎo 。
Personal growth is so important for women, to raise their self-awareness, in order to realize their self-worth and financial independence, so that whatever choice they make they will live at ease, rich and beautiful.
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社交的目的是为了让双方都拥有愉快的交流时光，其实，如果你可以放轻松，自在地和陌生人真诚地沟通，一定会有不一样的体验。
shèjiāo de mùdì shì wèile ràng shuāngfāng dōu yōngyǒu yúkuài de jiāoliú shíguāng ，qíshí ，rúguǒ nǐ kěyǐ fàng qīngsōng ，zìzài de hé mòshēngrén zhēnchéng de gōutōng ，yīdìng huì yǒu bù yīyàng de tǐyàn 。
The purpose of socializing is for both sides to have an enjoyable time, actually, if you can relax and communicate earnestly with strangers with ease, you're certain to have a different experience.
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太好了，很高兴你喜欢！我还担心你会觉得参加这样的活动会让你觉得不自在呢！
tài hǎo le ，hěn gāoxìng nǐ xǐhuan ！wǒ hái dānxīn nǐ huì juéde cānjiā zhèyàng de huódòng huì ràng nǐ juéde bù zìzài ne ！
Great, I'm happy you enjoyed it! I was even worried that you might feel out of place attending an event like this!
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隔天，8月7号星期四，女孩儿消失的第32天，一个雷电交加的夜晚。这晚秦宇照常是一个人在店里。洗着杯子的时候，不知怎的，总觉得背后好像有双眼睛在盯着他，心里不禁感到毛毛的，浑身不自在。转过身，他大吃一惊！
gétiān ，bā yuè qī hào Xīngqīsì ，nǚháiēr xiāoshī de dì sānshíèr tiān ，yīgè léidiànjiāojiā de yèwǎn 。zhè wǎn qínyǔ zhàocháng shì yīgè rén zài diàn lǐ 。xǐ zhe bēizi de shíhou ，bùzhīzěnde ，zǒng juéde bèihòu hǎoxiàng yǒu shuāng yǎnjing zài dīng zhe tā ，xīnli bùjīn gǎndào máomáo de ，húnshēn bùzìzai 。zhuàn guò shēn ，tā dàchīyījīng ！
The next day, Thursday, August 7th, the 32nd day since the girl disappeared, it’s a dark and stormy night. QinYu was in the shop by himself as usual. When washing the glasses, he somehow felt that there was someone staring at him. He couldn’t help but feel a chill down his spine. As he turned around, he was shocked by what he saw!!
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一路边走边唱才是最自在。
yī lù biān zǒu biān chàng cáishì zuì zìzài 。
Walking down the road and singing is the most satisfying
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让我们自由自在地恋爱。
ràng wǒmen zìyóuzìzài de liàn ài 。
Gives us a carefree love
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李白是个富二代，从小就接受了良好的教育，又没有经济压力，才能活得那么潇洒自在。不是说他在扬州一年就花了30万嘛！人潇洒了，诗自然也就潇洒了。
Lǐ Bái shì gè fùèrdài ，cóngxiǎo jiù jiēshòu le liánghǎo de jiàoyù ，yòu méiyǒu jīngjì yālì ，cáinéng huó de nàme xiāosǎ zìzài 。bùshì shuō tā zài Yángzhōu yī nián jiù huā le sānshíwàn ma ！rén xiāosǎ le ，shī zìrán yě jiù xiāosǎ le 。
Li Bai came from a wealthy family. From his youth he received the best education and he didn't have any economic pressure, only because of this was he able to live so freely. Isn't it said that he once spent 30,000 in one year in Yangzhou! If a man is free, then it's natural his poems will also be free.
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蝴蝶自在飞，花也布满天。
húdié zìzài fēi ，huā yě bùmǎn tiān 。
Butterflies fly freely; flowers fill the world.
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想得美！你是不是去过几次“农家乐”，就以为全国农民都很悠闲自在？典型的农民守着一亩三分地，面朝黄土背朝天，你吹空调吃冰激凌的时候，他们还在烈日下除草施肥呢！
xiǎng de měi ！nǐ shì bùshì qù guo jǐcì “nóngjiālè ”，jiù yǐwéi quánguó nóngmín dōu hěn yōuxián zìzài ？diǎnxíng de nóngmín shǒu zhe yīmǔsānfēndì ，miàncháohuángtǔ bèicháotiān ，nǐ chuī kōngtiáo chī bīngjīlíng de shíhou ，tāmen hái zài lièrì xià chúcǎo shīféi ne ！
That's wishful thinking! Is it because you've been on a few "Happy Peasant Household" tours that you think all peasant life is so carefree and relaxing? The typical peasant is resigned to his plot of land and toils over it with his back to the sky. While you're eating ice cream with the air conditioning on, they're weeding and spreading fertilizer under the hot sun!
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