机 機 jī (bound form) machine / mechanism / (bound form) aircraft / (bound form) an opportunity / (bound form) crucial point / pivot / (bound form) quick-witted / flexible / (bound form) organic syn 破坏 破壞 pò huài destruction / damage / to wreck / to break / to destroy syn 机构 機構 jī gòu mechanism / structure / organization / agency / institution / CL:所[suo3] syn 自尊 zì zūn self-respect / self-esteem / ego / pride 机关 機關 jī guān mechanism / gear / machine-operated / office / agency / organ / organization / establishment / institution / body / stratagem / scheme / intrigue / plot / trick / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 毁坏 毀壞 huǐ huài to damage / to devastate / to vandalize / damage / destruction syn 自尊心 zì zūn xīn self-respect / self-esteem / ego 自立 zì lì independent / self-reliant / self-sustaining / to stand on one's own feet / to support oneself syn 自保 zì bǎo to defend oneself / self-defense / self-preservation 驱动 驅動 qū dòng to drive / to propel / drive (vehicle wheel) / drive mechanism (tape or disk) / device driver (computing software) syn 同归于尽 同歸於盡 tóng guī yú jìn to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes / to take sb down with oneself / to end in mutual destruction 自律 zì lǜ self-discipline / self-regulation / autonomy (ethics) / autonomic (physiology) syn 自爱 自愛 zì ài self-respect / self-love / self-regard / regard for oneself / to cherish one's good name / to take good care of one's health syn 覆灭 覆滅 fù miè destruction syn 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 轮轴 輪軸 lún zhóu wheel and axle (mechanism) / axle syn 机理 機理 jī lǐ mechanism 自恃 zì shì self-esteem / self-reliance / overconfident / conceited syn 自省 zì xǐng to examine oneself / to reflect on one's shortcomings / introspection / self-awareness / self-criticism syn 自备 自備 zì bèi to provide one's own... / own / self-provided / self-contained 剂型 劑型 jì xíng delivery mechanism of a medicine (e.g. pill, powder etc) 激励机制 激勵機製 jī lì jī zhì incentive mechanism / incentives 自检 自檢 zì jiǎn to act with self-restraint / to examine oneself / to perform a self-test 预警机制 預警機制 early warning mechanism 故我 gù wǒ one's old self / one's original self / what one has always been 舍己 捨己 shě jǐ selfless / self-sacrifice (to help others) / self-renunciation / altruism 自我陶醉 zì wǒ táo zuì self-satisfied / self-imbued / narcissistic syn 老兄 lǎo xiōng elder brother (often used self-referentially) / (form of address between male friends) old chap / buddy syn 自 zì (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course syn 现实 現實 xiàn shí reality / actuality / real / actual / realistic / pragmatic / materialistic / self-interested syn 自我 zì wǒ self- / ego (psychology) syn 自信 zì xìn to have confidence in oneself / self-confidence syn 某人 mǒu rén someone / a certain person / some people / I (self-address after one's surname) syn 阁下 閣下 gé xià your distinguished self / your majesty / sire syn 己 jǐ self / oneself / sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / sixth in order / letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / hexa syn 自卫 自衛 zì wèi to defend oneself / self-defense 谦虚 謙虛 qiān xū modest / self-effacing / to make modest remarks syn 自制 自製 zì zhì self-made / improvised / homemade / handmade syn 克制 kè zhì to restrain / to control / restraint / self-control syn 放纵 放縱 fàng zòng to indulge / to pamper / to connive at / permissive / indulgent / self-indulgent / unrestrained / undisciplined / uncultured / boorish syn 波多黎各 bō duō lí gè Puerto Rico, self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States 自行 zì xíng voluntary / autonomous / by oneself / self- syn 武术 武術 wǔ shù military skill or technique (in former times) / all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development) / self-defense / tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage) / also called kungfu 功夫 / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 本子 běn zi book / notebook / Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi" / CL:本[ben3] / edition syn 自助餐 zì zhù cān buffet / self-service meal 同名 tóng míng of the same name / homonymous / self-titled (album) 自助 zì zhù self-service 正当防卫 正當防衛 zhèng dàng fáng wèi reasonable self-defense / legitimate defense 禁欲 禁慾 jìn yù to suppress desire / self-restraint / asceticism 要好 yào hǎo to be on good terms / to be close friends / striving for self-improvement syn 失态 失態 shī tài to forget one's manners / to forget oneself / to lose self-control (in a situation) syn 自焚 zì fén self-immolation 自卑 zì bēi to have low self-esteem / to abase oneself syn 自控 zì kòng automated / automatically regulated / to control oneself / self-control syn 自卫队 自衛隊 zì wèi duì self-defense force / the Japanese armed forces syn 自命不凡 zì mìng bù fán to think too much of oneself / self-important / arrogant syn 自信心 zì xìn xīn self-confidence syn 修养 修養 xiū yǎng accomplishment / training / self-cultivation syn 磨练 磨練 mó liàn to temper oneself / to steel oneself / self-discipline / endurance syn 自相矛盾 zì xiāng máo dùn to contradict oneself / self-contradictory / inconsistent syn 自给自足 自給自足 zì jǐ zì zú self-sufficiency / autarky syn 天王 tiān wáng emperor / god / Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title / see also 洪秀全[Hong2 Xiu4 quan2] syn 自学 自學 zì xué self-study / to study on one's own syn 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng regeneration through one's own effort (idiom) / self-reliance syn 自私自利 zì sī zì lì everything for self and selfish profit (idiom) / with no regard for others / selfish / mercenary syn 义气 義氣 yì qì spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice / code of brotherhood / also pr. [yi4 qi5] syn 自知之明 zì zhī zhī míng (idiom) self-knowledge 沾沾自喜 zhān zhān zì xǐ immeasurably self-satisfied syn 自制力 zì zhì lì self-control 不言而喻 bù yán ér yù it goes without saying / it is self-evident syn 防身 fáng shēn self-protection / to defend oneself syn 自豪感 zì háo gǎn pride in sth / self-esteem 踌躇 躊躇 chóu chú to hesitate / (literary) to pace back and forth / (literary) self-satisfied syn 自满 自滿 zì mǎn complacent / self-satisfied syn 检讨 檢討 jiǎn tǎo to examine or inspect / self-criticism / review syn 异己 異己 yì jǐ dissident / alien / outsider / non-self / others syn 自强 自強 zì qiáng to strive for self-improvement syn 自选 自選 zì xuǎn to choose by oneself / free to choose / optional / self-service 底气 底氣 dǐ qì lung capacity / lung power / boldness / confidence / self-assurance / vigor 独立自主 獨立自主 dú lì zì zhǔ independent and autonomous (idiom) / self-determination / to act independently / to maintain control over one's own affairs syn 势利眼 勢利眼 shì lì yǎn to be self-interested syn 公理 gōng lǐ self-evident truth / (math.) axiom syn 素养 素養 sù yǎng (personal) accomplishment / attainment in self-cultivation syn 老脸 老臉 lǎo liǎn self-respect of old person / face / thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism) / brazen syn 大放厥词 大放厥詞 dà fàng jué cí to prattle on self-importantly (idiom) syn 妄自尊大 wàng zì zūn dà ridiculous self-importance (idiom) / arrogance syn 民族主义 民族主義 mín zú zhǔ yì nationalism / national self-determination / principle of nationalism, the first of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning parity between China and the great powers) / racism 自修 zì xiū to study on one's own / self-study syn 自画像 自畫像 zì huà xiàng self-portrait 自述 zì shù to recount in one's own words / autobiography / written self-introduction 判若两人 判若兩人 pàn ruò liǎng rén to be a different person / not to be one's usual self 自费 自費 zì fèi at one's own expense / self-funded 姑奶奶 gū nǎi nai paternal great-aunt (father's father's sister) / (respectful form of address for a married woman used by members of her parents' family) married daughter / (brassy self-reference used by a woman in an altercation) I / me / this lady here / (coll.) form of address for an unmarried girl or woman, expressing affection or reproach 献丑 獻醜 xiàn chǒu (used self-deprecatingly, e.g. when asked to sing a song) to put one's artistic incompetence on display 自给 自給 zì jǐ self-reliant 自强不息 自強不息 zì qiáng bù xī to strive unremittingly / self-improvement syn 小我 xiǎo wǒ the self / the individual syn 泰然 tài rán calm / self-composed 理直气壮 理直氣壯 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng in the right and self-confident (idiom) / bold and confident with justice on one's side / to have the courage of one's convictions / just and forceful syn 