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Free and easy (idiom) in Chinese: 自由自在 (zì yóu zì zài)

zì yóu zì zài

free and easy (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1free and easy (idiom); carefree
  2. 2leisurely

Stroke order

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Zhuyin

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ㄗˋ

zì

ㄗ/ zˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧㄡˊ

yóu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

ㄗˋ

zì

ㄗ/ zˋ/ fourth tone

ㄗㄞˋ

zài

ㄗ/ zㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 退休后他过得自由自在。

    tuì xiū hòu tā guò dé zì yóu zì zài。

    After retirement he lives a free and carefree life.

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Related words

在

zài

to exist

由

yóu

to follow

自

zì

self

现在

xiàn zài

now

正在

zhèng zài

just at (that time)

自己

zì jǐ

oneself

实在

shí zài

really

由于

yóu yú

due to

自然

zì rán

nature

存在

cún zài

to exist

各自

gè zì

each

来自

lái zì

to come from (a place)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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