自
立

Independent in Chinese: 自立 (zì lì)

zì lì

independent

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1independent
  2. 2self-reliant
  3. 3self-sustaining
  4. 4to stand on one's own feet
  5. 5to support oneself

Stroke order

Watch how to write 自立 stroke by stroke.

自
立

Example sentences

See 自立 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 长大后要学会自立。

    zhǎng dà hòu yào xué huì zì lì。

    After growing up, one must learn to be independent.

Spotted a mistake?

Related words

自

zì

self

立

lì

to stand

自己

zì jǐ

oneself

自然

zì rán

nature

成立

chéng lì

to establish

独立

dú lì

independent

各自

gè zì

each

建立

jiàn lì

to establish

来自

lái zì

to come from (a place)

立方

lì fāng

cube (math.)

立即

lì jí

immediately

立刻

lì kè

forthwith

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

Learn 自立 with spaced repetition

Add 自立 (zì lì) to your review queue and the FSRS algorithm will schedule it exactly when you're about to forget — then meet it again in a short AI-generated story written at your level.

Start learning free

No credit card required · Free tier included