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自由

zì yóu

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

自由 (zì yóu) means "freedom". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 自由 means

1. freedom; liberty
2. free; unrestricted

The characters in 自由

• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 由yóuto follow; from; because of; due to

Example sentences

• 自由有价。
  One must pay for freedom.
• 我自由了！
  I'm free!
• 我只要自由。
  All I want is my freedom.
• 我喜欢自由。
  I like freedom.
• 你是自由人。
  You're a free man.
• 囚犯重获自由。
  Qiúfàn chónghuò zìyóu.
  The prisoner was set at liberty.

Words starting with 自由

• 自由主义zì yóu zhǔ yìliberalism
• 自由自在zì yóu zì zàifree and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely
• 自由化zì yóu huàliberalization; freeing (from sth)
• 自由市场zì yóu shì chǎngfree market
• 自由派zì yóu pàiliberal
• 自由度zì yóu dù(number of) degrees of freedom (physics and statistics)
• 自由亚洲电台Zì yóu Yà zhōu Diàn táiRadio Free Asia
• 自由职业者zì yóu zhí yè zhěself-employed professional; independent practitioner
• 自由基zì yóu jīfree radical
• 自由业zì yóu yè(Taiwan) liberal profession; profession practiced independently rather than as an employee
• 自由能zì yóu néng(thermodynamics) free energy
• 自由行zì yóu xíngtravel organized by oneself rather than in a tour group
• 自由中国Zì yóu Zhōng guóFree China…
• 自由活动zì yóu huó dòngfree time (between organized activities)
• 自由式zì yóu shìfreestyle (in sports)
• 自由市Zì yóu shìLibreville, capital of Gabon (Tw)
• 自由放任zì yóu fàng rènlaissez-faire
• 自由职业zì yóu zhí yèliberal profession; profession practiced independently rather than as an employee
• 自由选择权zì yóu xuǎn zé quánfree agency
• 自由神像Zì yóu Shén xiàngStatue of Liberty
• 自由城Zì yóu chéngFreetown, capital of Sierra Leone (Tw)
• 自由女神像Zì yóu Nǚ shén xiàngStatue of Liberty
• 自由贸易zì yóu mào yìfree trade
• 自由贸易区zì yóu mào yì qūfree trade zone; free trade area

Words containing 自由

• 行动自由xíng dòng zì yóufreedom of action
• 结社自由jié shè zì yóu(constitutional) freedom of association
• 学术自由xué shù zì yóuacademic freedom
• 言论自由yán lùn zì yóufreedom of speech
• 财务自由cái wù zì yóufinancial independence
• 财富自由cái fù zì yóufinancial independence
• 新闻自由xīn wén zì yóufreedom of the press
• 媒体自由méi tǐ zì yóufreedom of the media
• 羟自由基qiǎng zì yóu jīhydroxyl radical
• 欧洲自由贸易联盟Ōu zhōu Zì yóu Mào yì Lián méngEuropean Free Trade Association
• 不自由，毋宁死bù zì yóu , wú nìng sǐgive me liberty or give me death

Where 自由 is taught

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

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zì yóu correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.