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自在

zì zai

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

自在 (zì zai) means "comfortable; at ease". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 自在 means

1. comfortable; at ease

The characters in 自在

• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at…

Example sentences

• 他独自在那里。
  He was alone there.
• Tom独自在那。
  Tom is there alone.

Words containing 自在

• 逍遥自在xiāo yáo zì zaifree and at leisure (idiom); unfettered; outside the reach of the law (of criminal)…
• 不自在bù zì zaiuneasy; ill at ease
• 找不自在zhǎo bù zì zaito ask for trouble; to bring misfortune on oneself
• 安闲自在ān xián zì zaileisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease

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