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  *自* | 自* | *自
(bound form) self; oneself / from; since / naturally; as a matter of course
HSK 4
nature (the natural world)
HSK 2
to come from (a place) / From: (in email header)
HSK 2
oneself / one's own
HSK 2
bicycle; bike / CL: 輛|辆
HSK 2
each / respective / apiece
HSK 3
automatic / voluntarily
HSK 3
itself / oneself / one's own
HSK 3
freedom; liberty / free; unrestricted / CL: 種|种
HSK 2
to act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs
HSK 3
since (a time) / ever since
HSK 3
to have confidence in oneself / self-confidence
HSK 4
to realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself) / responsible; predisposed to do the right thing; considerate of others
HSK 3
alone
HSK 4
to kill oneself / to commit suicide / to attempt suicide
HSK 5
(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
HSK 7-9
nature / natural / naturally
HSK 3
self- / ego (psychology)
HSK 6
voluntary
HSK 5
personally / in person / oneself
HSK 3
to come from
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize
HSK 6
to believe oneself infallible (idiom) / to be opinionated
HSK 7-9
comfortable; at ease
HSK 6
regeneration through one's own effort (idiom) / self-reliance
HSK 7-9
proud (of one's achievements etc)
HSK 5
autism
Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区
effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
running water; tap water
HSK 6
nature / the natural world
HSK 7-9
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist by his own petard
to do (sth) oneself / to help oneself to
to contradict oneself / self-contradictory / inconsistent
HSK 7-9
self-reliant
governing body of an autonomous territory
Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County, in Yichang City 宜昌市, Hubei
free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
automated / automatically regulated / to control oneself / self-control
persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)
Jingdong Yi Autonomous County in Pu'er 普洱市, Yunnan
Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County in Mianyang 綿陽市|绵阳市, Sichuan
Taxkorgan Tajik autonomous county (Tashqurqan Tajik aptonom nahiyisi) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区, west Xinjiang
to liken oneself to (sb or sth)
to strive unremittingly / self-improvement
HSK 7-9
selfish / selfishness
HSK 7-9
suicide bombing
everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others / selfish / mercenary
HSK 7-9
unnatural; artificial
to think highly of oneself (idiom); giving oneself airs / arrogant and self-important
to drive oneself somewhere
(of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc) / to be discredited
(biology) autotroph
to be oneself
independent / self-reliant / self-sustaining / to stand on one's own feet / to support oneself
HSK 7-9
to drive oneself somewhere / private vehicle / (Tw) self-driving car; autonomous car
at one's own expense / self-funded
HSK 7-9
responsible for its profit and losses (of organization) / financially autonomous / personal financial responsibility
self-confidence
HSK 7-9
self-respect / self-esteem / ego / pride
HSK 7-9
vending machine
(idiom) cannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot but
HSK 7-9
uneasy / ill at ease
private; personal / secretly; without explicit approval
HSK 7-9
self-study / to study on one's own
HSK 6
Heaven helps the worthy (idiom)
natural sciences
freedom of the press
(idiom) to reap what one has sown; to stew in one's own juice
without permission
HSK 7-9
unable to control oneself / to be beside oneself
free port
to blame oneself
HSK 7-9
happy and content (idiom)
HSK 7-9
nature reserve
(idiom) to overestimate one's capabilities
to provide one's own... / own / self-provided / self-contained
arrogance / proud of sth
to have low self-esteem / to abase oneself
HSK 7-9
to take care of oneself / to provide for oneself
HSK 7-9
racing bicycle; road bike
natural language processing, NLP
Zhenyuan Yi, Hani and Lahu Autonomous County in Pu'er 普洱市, Yunnan
(idiom) to act on one's own; to decide for oneself
each minding his own business
(mahjong) to self-draw the winning tile / (slang) to play with oneself; to masturbate
to let nature take its course (idiom)
HSK 7-9
to bring trouble on oneself
(number of) degrees of freedom (physics and statistics)
as fresh and clean as nature (idiom)
self-respect / self-esteem / ego
HSK 7-9
immensely pleased with oneself (idiom) / proud / complacent
(since) ancient times / (from) time immemorial
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, capital Nanning 南寧市|南宁市 (abbr. to )
self-discipline / self-regulation / autonomy (ethics) / autonomic (physiology)
involuntary / automatically
HSK 7-9
(idiom) however strong you are, there is always someone stronger
free software (i.e. software for which sharing, modification etc is permitted)
self-sufficient / satisfied with oneself
unobstructed / unconstrained / smoothly / with ease / freely
HSK 7-9

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