自认 自認 zì rèn to believe (sth in relation to oneself) / to regard oneself as / to acknowledge (sth in relation to oneself) / to resign oneself to 自封 zì fēng to proclaim oneself (sth) / to give oneself the title of / self-appointed / self-styled / to limit oneself to / to isolate oneself syn 自我安慰 zì wǒ ān wèi to comfort oneself / to console oneself / to reassure oneself 表现自己 表現自己 biǎo xiàn zì jǐ to express oneself / to give an account of oneself / to project oneself / to show off 不满 不滿 bù mǎn resentful / discontented / dissatisfied syn 愤懑 憤懣 fèn mèn depressed / resentful / discontented / indignant / perturbed syn 怏 yàng discontented 郁郁不乐 鬱鬱不樂 yù yù bù lè discontented (idiom) syn 不安份 bù ān fen discontented with life / also written 不安分[bu4 an1 fen5] 心存不满 心存不滿 xīn cún bù mǎn to be discontented / to be dissatisfied 欿然 kǎn rán dissatisfied / discontented / lacking happiness 得意 dé yì proud of oneself / pleased with oneself / complacent syn 摆脱 擺脫 bǎi tuō to break away from / to cast off (old ideas etc) / to get rid of / to break away (from) / to break out (of) / to free oneself from / to extricate oneself syn 解脱 解脫 jiě tuō to untie / to free / to absolve of / to get free of / to extirpate oneself / (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries syn 翻身 fān shēn to turn over (when lying) / (fig.) to free oneself / to emancipate oneself / to bring about a change of one's fortunes syn 修行 xiū xíng to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) / to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft syn 反省 fǎn xǐng to reflect upon oneself / to examine one's conscience / to question oneself / to search one's soul syn 自理 zì lǐ to take care of oneself / to provide for oneself 磨练 磨練 mó liàn to temper oneself / to steel oneself / self-discipline / endurance syn 自己动手 自己動手 zì jǐ dòng shǒu to do (sth) oneself / to help oneself to 自嘲 zì cháo to mock oneself / to laugh at oneself 硬着头皮 硬著頭皮 yìng zhe tóu pí to brace oneself to do sth / to put a bold face on it / to summon up courage / to force oneself to syn 自拔 zì bá to free oneself / to extricate oneself from a difficult situation syn 振作 zhèn zuò to bestir oneself / to pull oneself together / to cheer up / to uplift / to stimulate syn 自作 zì zuò to act for oneself / to view oneself (as clever, virtuous, attractive) 自个儿 自個兒 zì gě r (dialect) oneself / by oneself syn 自居 zì jū to consider oneself as / to believe oneself to be syn 卖身 賣身 mài shēn to prostitute oneself / to sell oneself into slavery syn 现眼 現眼 xiàn yǎn to embarrass oneself / to make a fool of oneself syn 委身 wěi shēn to give oneself wholly to / to put oneself at sb's service / (of a woman) to give one's body to / to marry 物 wù (bound form) thing / (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself / people other than oneself syn 贻笑大方 貽笑大方 yí xiào dà fāng to make a fool of oneself / to make oneself a laughing stock syn 蝉蜕 蟬蛻 chán tuì cicada slough / fig. to free oneself / to extricate oneself from syn 投 tóu to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) / to cast (a ballot) / to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) / to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) / to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) / to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) / to go to / to seek refuge / to place oneself into the hands of / (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water syn 自视甚高 自視甚高 zì shì shèn gāo to think highly of oneself (idiom) / giving oneself airs / arrogant and self-important 不能自已 bù néng zì yǐ unable to control oneself / to be beside oneself 严以律己 嚴以律己 yǎn yǐ lǜ jǐ to be strict with oneself (idiom) / to demand a lot of oneself 搬砖砸脚 搬磚砸腳 bān zhuān zá jiǎo to hurt oneself by one's own doing / to boomerang / to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom) 无病自灸 無病自灸 wú bìng zì jiǔ lit. to prescribe moxibustion for oneself when not ill / to cause oneself trouble with superfluous action 累死累活 lèi sǐ lèi huó to tire oneself out through overwork / to work oneself to death syn 自个 自個 zì gě oneself / by oneself 自各 zì gě variant of 自個|自个[zi4 ge3] / oneself / by oneself 自况 自況 zì kuàng to compare oneself / to view oneself as 自视清高 自視清高 zì shì qīng gāo to think highly of oneself (idiom) / giving oneself airs / arrogant and self-important 自洁 自潔 zì jié to cleanse oneself / to sanctify oneself / self-cleaning (spark plug, oven etc) 投怀送抱 投懷送抱 tóu huái sòng bào to throw oneself in sb's arms / to throw oneself at sb 素面朝天 sù miàn cháo tiān lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[Yang2 Gui4 fei1]) (idiom) / fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup / to present oneself just as one is, without artifice 难以自已 難以自已 nán yǐ zī yǐ cannot control oneself (idiom) / to be beside oneself 自甘堕落 自甘墮落 zì gān duò luò to abandon oneself (idiom) / to let oneself go 自嗨 zì hāi (slang) to have fun by oneself / to amuse oneself 自谋出路 自謀出路 zì móu chū lù (idiom) to take matters into one's own hands / to go it alone / to fend for oneself / to find one's own way forward (esp. to find oneself a job) 严以律己 嚴以律己 yán yǐ lǜ jǐ to be strict with oneself (idiom) / to demand a lot of oneself 难以自已 難以自已 nán yǐ zì yǐ cannot control oneself (idiom) / to be beside oneself 自己 zì jǐ oneself / one's own syn 个人 個人 gè rén individual / personal / oneself syn 方便 fāng biàn convenient / suitable / to facilitate / to make things easy / having money to spare / (euphemism) to relieve oneself syn 本人 běn rén I / me / myself / oneself / yourself / himself / herself / the person concerned syn 人家 rén jia other people / sb else / he, she or they / I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people") syn 投入 tóu rù to throw into / to put into / to throw oneself into / to participate in / to invest in / absorbed / engrossed syn 自身 zì shēn itself / oneself / one's own syn 所属 所屬 suǒ shǔ one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with) / subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself) / belonging to / affiliated / under one's command syn 自行 zì xíng voluntary / autonomous / by oneself / self- syn 体验 體驗 tǐ yàn to experience for oneself syn 大哥 dà gē eldest brother / big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) / gang leader / boss syn 隐藏 隱藏 yǐn cáng to hide / to conceal / to mask / to shelter / to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden) / to hide oneself / to lie low / to nestle / hidden / implicit / private / covert / recessed (lighting) syn 美容 měi róng to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery) / to make oneself more attractive / to beautify syn 自主 zì zhǔ independent / to act for oneself / autonomous syn 亲自 親自 qīn zì personally / in person / oneself syn 自信 zì xìn to have confidence in oneself / self-confidence syn 笔者 筆者 bǐ zhě the author / the writer (usu. refers to oneself) syn 单独 單獨 dān dú alone / by oneself / on one's own syn 自拍 zì pāi to take a picture or video of oneself / to take a selfie / selfie 锻炼 鍛煉 duàn liàn to toughen / to temper / to engage in physical exercise / to work out / (fig.) to develop one's skills / to train oneself syn 用力 yòng lì to exert oneself physically syn 自杀 自殺 zì shā to kill oneself / to commit suicide / to attempt suicide syn 向上 xiàng shàng upward / up / to advance / to try to improve oneself / to make progress syn 自觉 自覺 zì jué to realize / to be aware of / to feel that / to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself) / responsible / predisposed to do the right thing / considerate of others syn 一手 yī shǒu a skill / mastery of a trade / by oneself / without outside help syn 心想 xīn xiǎng to think to oneself / to think syn 为人 為人 wéi rén to conduct oneself / behavior / conduct / personal character syn 报考 報考 bào kǎo to enter oneself for an examination syn 脱离 脫離 tuō lí to separate oneself from / to break away from / diastasis (medicine) / abscission / abjunction (botany) syn 认同 認同 rèn tóng to approve of / to endorse / to acknowledge / to recognize / to identify oneself with syn 交代 jiāo dài to transfer (duties to sb else) / to give instructions / to tell (sb to do sth) / to explain / to give an account / to brief / to confess / to account for oneself / (jocular) to come to a bad end syn 现身 現身 xiàn shēn to show oneself / to appear / (of a deity) to appear in the flesh 使命 shǐ mìng mission / long-term task to which one devotes oneself / a calling syn 处在 處在 chǔ zài to be situated at / to find oneself at syn 做人 zuò rén to conduct oneself / to behave with integrity syn 走光 zǒu guāng to expose oneself / to be completely gone 见识 見識 jiàn shi to gain first-hand knowledge of sth / to experience for oneself / knowledge / experience / insight syn 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character syn 师兄 師兄 shī xiōng senior male fellow student or apprentice / son (older than oneself) of one's teacher syn 自称 自稱 zì chēng to call oneself / to claim to be / to profess / to claim a title syn 下线 下線 xià xiàn to go offline / (of a product) to roll off the assembly line / downline (person below oneself in a pyramid scheme) syn 暗自 àn zì inwardly / to oneself / secretly syn 立足 lì zú to stand / to have a footing / to be established / to base oneself on 自我介绍 自我介紹 zì wǒ jiè shào self-introduction / to introduce oneself 知己 zhī jǐ to know oneself / to be intimate or close / intimate friend syn 自家 zì jiā oneself / one's own family syn 