Chinese word dictionary

自找

zì zhǎo · to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions; you asked for it; to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant)

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Word information

Simplified自找

Traditional自找

Pinyinzì zhǎo

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

自zì

self; private, personal; from

找zhǎo

to search for, to look for, to find; change (as in money)

How to learn 自找

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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找zhǎo

to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change

自己zìjǐ

oneself; (attributive) one's own

来自láizì

to come from (a place); From: (in email header)

自行车zìxíngchē

bicycle; bike; CL:輛|辆[liang4]

查找cházhǎo

to search for; to look up

大自然dàzìrán

nature (the natural world)