Chinese words starting with “zi”
62 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable zi. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 15 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial z · final i · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 15
- 3rd tone 6
- 4th tone 41
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 自己zì jǐHSK 2
oneself; one's own
- 自然zì ránHSK 3
nature; natural; naturally
- 自由zì yóuHSK 2
freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted
- 资料zī liàoHSK 4
material; resources; data; information; profile (Internet)
- 自我zì wǒHSK 6
self-; ego (psychology)
- 资金zī jīnHSK 3
funds; capital
- 自从zì cóngHSK 3
since (a time); ever since
- 资格zī géHSK 3
qualifications; seniority
- 自动zì dòngHSK 3
automatic; voluntarily
- 自行车zì xíng chēHSK 2
bicycle; bike
- 自身zì shēnHSK 3
itself; oneself; one's own
- 自主zì zhǔHSK 3
independent; to act for oneself; autonomous
- 子女zǐ nǚHSK 3
children; sons and daughters
- 自觉zì juéHSK 3
conscious; aware; on one's own initiative; conscientious
- 字典zì diǎnHSK 2
Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters); (coll.) dictionary
All 62 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 自力更生 | zì lì gēng shēng | v | regeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance | |
| 52 | 自始至终 | zì shǐ zhì zhōng | l | from start to finish (idiom) | |
| 53 | 字迹 | zì jì | n | handwriting | |
| 54 | 资历 | zī lì | n | qualifications; experience; seniority | |
| 55 | 自由自在 | zì yóu zì zài | l | free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely | |
| 56 | 自理 | zì lǐ | v,vn | to take care of oneself; to provide for oneself | |
| 57 | 自相矛盾 | zì xiāng máo dùn | v | to contradict oneself; self-contradictory; inconsistent | |
| 58 | 自满 | zì mǎn | a | complacent; self-satisfied | |
| 59 | 自私自利 | zì sī zì lì | v | everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others; selfish; mercenary | |
| 60 | 自费 | zì fèi | d | at one's own expense; self-funded | |
| 61 | 滋长 | zī zhǎng | v,vn | to grow (usually of abstract things); to yield; to develop | |
| 62 | 自强不息 | zì qiáng bù xī | v | to strive unremittingly; self-improvement |
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