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  *自* | 自* | *自
(bound form) self; oneself / from; since / naturally; as a matter of course
HSK 4
oneself / one's own
HSK 2
bicycle; bike / CL: 輛|辆
HSK 2
automatic / voluntarily
HSK 3
itself / oneself / one's own
HSK 3
freedom; liberty / free; unrestricted
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
to kill oneself / to commit suicide / to attempt suicide
HSK 5
nature / natural / naturally
HSK 3
self- / ego (psychology)
HSK 6
voluntary
HSK 5
(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
running water; tap water
HSK 6
nature / the natural world
HSK 7-9
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
automated / automatically regulated / to control oneself / self-control
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
to think highly of oneself (idiom); giving oneself airs / arrogant and self-important
to drive oneself somewhere
(biology) autotroph
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
self-confidence
HSK 7-9
self-respect / self-esteem / ego / pride
HSK 7-9
vending machine
self-study / to study on one's own
HSK 6
natural sciences
(idiom) to reap what one has sown; to stew in one's own juice
free port
to blame oneself
HSK 7-9
nature reserve
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
natural language processing, NLP
(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 bring trouble on oneself
(number of) degrees of freedom (physics and statistics)
self-respect / self-esteem / ego
HSK 7-9
(since) ancient times / (from) time immemorial
self-discipline / self-regulation / autonomy (ethics) / autonomic (physiology)
involuntary / automatically
HSK 7-9
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
self-drive hire (of a car etc)
(of a machine, app etc) to start on its own; to autostart
masturbation
automation
to introduce oneself / originally a theatrical device in which a character explains his own role
since childhood
self-actualization (psychology) / self-realization
since then / henceforth
to call oneself / to claim to be / to profess / to claim a title
HSK 7-9
needless to say / it goes without saying
automatic control
free and easy (idiom); carefree / leisurely
HSK 7-9
self-introduction / to introduce oneself
conceited / to take responsibility
HSK 7-9
(dialect) oneself; by oneself
buffet / self-service meal
to feel ashamed at being inferior (idiom)
travel organized by oneself rather than in a tour group
the power to act independently; autonomy; the right of self-determination
to encourage oneself
Liberal Party
pride in sth / self-esteem
self-service
HSK 7-9
to help oneself to (food) / to invite (trouble) / to court (disaster)
to take a picture or video of oneself; to take a selfie / a selfie
to inspect oneself; to carry out a self-inspection
to destroy one's (reputation etc) / (of a device etc) to self-destruct
liberalism
voluntary / autonomous / by oneself / self-
HSK 7-9
natural language
to study outside of class time (reviewing one's lessons) / to study in one's free time / individual study
to amuse oneself
autobiography
ashamed of being inferior (idiom) / to feel inferior to others
free radical
free time (between organized activities)

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