自称
zì chēng
Pinyin

Definition

自称
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zì chēng
  1. to call oneself
  2. to claim to be
  3. to profess
  4. to claim a title

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)
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
自古
zì gǔ
  1. 1 (since) ancient times
  2. 2 (from) time immemorial
自在
zì zai
  1. 1 free
  2. 2 unrestrained
  3. 3 comfortable
  4. 4 at ease
自家
zì jiā
  1. 1 oneself
  2. 2 one's own family
自尊
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

虽然 你 自称 看 的 恐怖片 不 算 多，可是 你 对 恐怖片 还是 很有 见解 听说。香港 电影界 最近 也 很 热衷于 拍 恐怖片 你，看过 吗 ？
suīrán nǐ zìchēng kàn de kǒngbùpiānr bù suàn duō ，kěshì nǐ duì kǒngbùpiānr hái shì hěnyǒu jiànjiě tīngshuō 。Xiānggǎng diànyǐngjiè zuìjìn yě hěn rèzhōng yú pāi kǒngbùpiàn nǐ ，kàn guo ma ？
You say you haven't seen that many scary movies, but you still have your own views about them. I've heard that Hong Kong is making a lot of scary movies these days. Have you seen any?
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他自称专家，实际上什么都不懂。
tā zìchēng zhuānjiā ，shíjì shàng shénme dōu bù dǒng 。
He calls himself an expert, but in actuality, he doesn't understand anything.
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