Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
自
zì
Description
“自”常用来表示“自己”，比如“自我”“自信”。
它也可以表示“从”，比如“来自”“自从”。
Meanings
自zì
self; oneself
我们要相信自己。
自zì
from; since (a place or time)
他来自中国。
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Notes
- Etymology
originally a pictograph of a nose; ancient Chinese pointed to their nose to mean 'me'.
- Nuance
as a bound morpheme, 自 rarely stands alone in modern speech; use 自己 for 'oneself'.
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