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自如

zì rú

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

自如 (zì rú) means "unobstructed; unconstrained; smoothly". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 自如 means

1. unobstructed
2. unconstrained
3. smoothly
4. with ease
5. freely

The characters in 自如

• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 如rúas; as if; such as

Words containing 自如

• 运用自如yùn yòng zì rúto have a fluent command of (idiom)
• 应付自如yìng fu zì rúto handle matters with ease (idiom); to hold one's own
• 进退自如jìn tuì zì rúfree to come and go (idiom); to have room to maneuver
• 操纵自如cāo zòng zì rúto operate (a machine etc) with ease
• 挥洒自如huī sǎ zì rú(idiom) to do (sth) with great aplomb

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