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1. Self
- 自信 (zì xìn) Confidence Literal. Self believe
- 自学 (zì xúe) Self-taught
- 自助 (zì zhù) Self-service
- 自助餐 (zì zhù cān) Buffet Literal. Self-serviced meal
- 自动 (zì dòng) Automated Literal. Self-moving
- 自杀 (zì shā) Suicide Literal. Self kill
- 自大 (zì dà) Egoistic Literal. Self (feeling) big
- 独自 (dú zì) Alone Literal. Lone self
- 自私 (zì sī) Selfish
- 自拍 (zì pāi) Selfie
2. Coming from / Originate
- 来自 (lái zì) Coming from (somewhere)
- 源自 (yuán zì) Originate from (a source)
- 发自内心 (fā zì nèi xīn) Develop from the heart
- 自然 (zì rán) Natural Literal. Originally (in this way)
- 大自然 (dà zì rán) Nature / Cosmos Literal. Great origin
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自得其乐 (zì dé qí lè) Find joy in what one does Literal. Self gain that joy – often used to describe the joy and contentment one feels while doing something simple and perhaps even mundane
自编自导自演 (zì biān zì dǎo zì yǎn) Literal. Self-script; Self-direct; Self-act – formally used in promotion materials of films to highlight a person has taken up the role of the Scriptwriter, Director and Actor. Informally, it is used in daily life to describe people who are making a scene or causing drama to the people around them.