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自私
zìsī
Main
English Definitionselfish; selfishness
Simplified Script自私
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinzìsī
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄗˋ ㄙ
Cantonese (Jyutping)zi6si1
Part of Speech(形) adjective
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7 TOCFL=6
Word Decomposition
自zìself; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely
私sīpersonal; private; selfish

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Words With Same Head Word    
自己zìjǐoneself; one's own
自行车zìxíng chēbicycle; bike
自然zìránnature; natural; naturally
自由zìyóufreedom; free; liberty
自动zìdòngautomatic; voluntarily
Words With Same Tail Word    
走私zǒusīto smuggle; to have an illicit affair
隐私yǐnsīsecrets; private business; privacy
无私wúsīselfless; unselfish; disinterested; altruistic
公私gōngsīpublic and private (interests, initiative etc)
以权谋私yǐ quánmóu sīto use one's position for personal gain (idiom)
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