自
私

Selfish in Chinese: 自私 (zì sī)

zì sī

selfish

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-92 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1selfish
  2. 2selfishness

Stroke order

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自
私

Zhuyin

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ㄗˋ

zì

ㄗ/ zˋ/ fourth tone

ㄙ

sī

ㄙ/ s—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 爱很自私。

    ài hěn zì sī。

    Love is selfish.

  • 他好自私！

    tā hǎo zì sī！

    He's so selfish!

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Related words

自

zì

self

自己

zì jǐ

oneself

自然

zì rán

nature

各自

gè zì

each

来自

lái zì

to come from (a place)

亲自

qīn zì

personally

私人

sī rén

private

自从

zì cóng

since (a time)

自动

zì dòng

automatic

自豪

zì háo

proud (of one's achievements etc)

自觉

zì jué

conscious

自信

zì xìn

to have confidence in oneself

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