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自愿

zì yuàn

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 自願

自愿 (zì yuàn) means "voluntary". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 自愿 means

1. voluntary

The characters in 自愿

• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 愿yuànhonest and prudent; variant of 愿

Example sentences

• 我自愿加入中国共产党。
  Wǒ zìyuàn jiārù Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng.
  I willingly join the Chinese Communist Party.
• 汤姆帮玛莉的忙，不是出于责任，而是出于自愿。
  Tāngmǔ bāng mǎ lì de máng, bù shì chūyú zérèn, érshì chūyú zìyuàn.
  Tom helps Mary because he wants to, not because he has to.

Words starting with 自愿

• 自愿性zì yuàn xìngvoluntary
• 自愿者zì yuàn zhěvolunteer; consenting participant

Where 自愿 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Affection & Personal Relations (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zì yuàn correctly.
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