要 yào to want / to need / to ask for / will / shall / about to / need to / should / if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]) / (bound form) important syn 自 zì (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course 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 计 計 jì to calculate / to compute / to count / to regard as important / to plan / ruse / meter / gauge syn 精华 精華 jīng huá best feature / most important part of an object / quintessence / essence / soul syn 重要 zhòng yào important / significant / major syn 重点 重點 zhòng diǎn important point / main point / focus / key (project etc) / to focus on / to put the emphasis on syn 重大 zhòng dà great / important / major / significant syn 现实 現實 xiàn shí reality / actuality / real / actual / realistic / pragmatic / materialistic / self-interested syn 伟大 偉大 wěi dà huge / great / grand / worthy of the greatest admiration / important (contribution etc) syn 自信 zì xìn to have confidence in oneself / self-confidence 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 事迹 事跡 shì jì deed / past achievement / important event of the past syn 修养 修養 xiū yǎng accomplishment / training / self-cultivation syn 首要 shǒu yào the most important / of chief importance syn 大爷 大爺 dà yé arrogant idler / self-centered show-off syn 克制 kè zhì to restrain / to control / restraint / self-control syn 自卑 zì bēi to have low self-esteem / to abase oneself syn 谦虚 謙虛 qiān xū modest / self-effacing / to make modest remarks syn 检讨 檢討 jiǎn tǎo to examine or inspect / self-criticism / review syn 防身 fáng shēn self-protection / to defend oneself syn 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 周公 zhōu gōng Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2], played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1], and is also known as the "God of Dreams" 不言而喻 bù yán ér yù it goes without saying / it is self-evident syn 自驾游 自駕遊 zì jià yóu to go on a self-drive tour / to go on a road trip 算数 算數 suàn shù to count numbers / to keep to one's word / to hold (i.e. to remain valid) / to count (i.e. to be important) syn 大我 dà wǒ the collective / the whole / (Buddhism) the greater self syn 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng regeneration through one's own effort (idiom) / self-reliance syn 主次 zhǔ cì the important and the less important / primary and secondary syn 自满 自滿 zì mǎn complacent / self-satisfied syn 小我 xiǎo wǒ the self / the individual syn 舍人 shè rén ancient office title / rich and important person 晚生 wǎn shēng I (self-deprecatory, in front of elders) (old) 死要面子 sǐ yào miàn zi to regard face as all-important / to consider loss of face unthinkable 商品粮 商品糧 shāng pǐn liáng commodity grain (grain produced as a commodity rather than for self-sufficiency) 吃重 chī zhòng (of a role) arduous / important / (a vehicle's) loading capacity syn 拽 zhuǎi self-satisfied / cocky (alternative written form of 跩[zhuai3]) syn 自我 zì wǒ self- / ego (psychology) syn 自行 zì xíng voluntary / autonomous / by oneself / self- syn 最重要 zuì zhòng yào most important / key 没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important / it's nothing / never mind / to have nothing to do / to be free / to be all right (out of danger or trouble) syn 自学 自學 zì xué self-study / to study on one's own syn 自助 zì zhù self-service 非常重要 fēi cháng zhòng yào very important 要好 yào hǎo to be on good terms / to be close friends / striving for self-improvement 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 天王 tiān wáng emperor / god / Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title / see also 洪秀全[Hong2 Xiu4 quan2] syn 自我介绍 自我介紹 zì wǒ jiè shào self-introduction / to introduce oneself 自律 zì lǜ self-discipline / self-regulation / autonomy (ethics) / autonomic (physiology) syn 有意义 有意義 yǒu yì yì to make sense / to have meaning / to have significance / meaningful / significant / worthwhile / important / interesting 自制 自製 zì zhì self-made / improvised / homemade / handmade syn 同名 tóng míng of the same name / homonymous / self-titled (album) 自尊 zì zūn self-respect / self-esteem / ego / pride 看重 kàn zhòng to regard as important / to value syn 要紧 要緊 yào jǐn important / urgent syn 老兄 lǎo xiōng elder brother (often used self-referentially) / (form of address between male friends) old chap / buddy syn 放纵 放縱 fàng zòng to indulge / to pamper / to connive at / permissive / indulgent / self-indulgent / unrestrained / undisciplined / uncultured / boorish syn 大将军 大將軍 dà jiāng jūn important general / generalissimo syn 素养 素養 sù yǎng (personal) accomplishment / attainment in self-cultivation syn 要闻 要聞 yào wén important news story / headline 莫大 mò dà greatest / most important syn 自费 自費 zì fèi at one's own expense / self-funded 磨练 磨練 mó liàn to temper oneself / to steel oneself / self-discipline / endurance syn 自信心 zì xìn xīn self-confidence syn 自强 自強 zì qiáng to strive for self-improvement syn 自立 zì lì independent / self-reliant / self-sustaining / to stand on one's own feet / to support oneself syn 自尊心 zì zūn xīn self-respect / self-esteem / ego 自选 自選 zì xuǎn to choose by oneself / free to choose / optional / self-service 重用 zhòng yòng to put in an important position syn 重量级 重量級 zhòng liàng jí (sports) heavyweight class / (fig.) important / major / prominent / influential 自述 zì shù to recount in one's own words / autobiography / written self-introduction 自营 自營 zì yíng self-operated / to operate one's own business syn 自卫 自衛 zì wèi to defend oneself / self-defense 自控 zì kòng automated / automatically regulated / to control oneself / self-control syn 自我评价 自我評價 zì wǒ píng jià self-esteem 大卖场 大賣場 dà mài chǎng hypermarket / large warehouse-like self-service retail store 本子 běn zi book / notebook / Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi" / CL:本[ben3] / edition syn 失态 失態 shī tài to forget one's manners / to forget oneself / to lose self-control (in a situation) syn 要人 yào rén important person syn 自备 自備 zì bèi to provide one's own... / own / self-provided / self-contained 自卫队 自衛隊 zì wèi duì self-defense force / the Japanese armed forces syn 义气 義氣 yì qì spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice / code of brotherhood / also pr. [yi4 qi5] syn 底气 底氣 dǐ qì lung capacity / lung power / boldness / confidence / self-assurance / vigor 自保 zì bǎo to defend oneself / self-defense / self-preservation 踌躇 躊躇 chóu chú to hesitate / (literary) to pace back and forth / (literary) self-satisfied syn 要件 yào jiàn key document / important condition / criterion / requirement / requisite / cornerstone 自检 自檢 zì jiǎn to act with self-restraint / to examine oneself / to perform a self-test 自助餐 zì zhù cān buffet / self-service meal 洋洋 yáng yáng vast / impressive / self-satisfied / immensely pleased with oneself syn 无我 無我 wú wǒ anatta (Buddhist concept of "non-self") 自爆 zì bào to explode / spontaneous detonation / self-detonation / suicide bombing / to disclose private matters about oneself 非同小可 fēi tóng xiǎo kě extremely important / no small matter syn 要务 要務 yào wù key task / important affair 高居 gāo jū to stand above / to occupy an important position / to rank (among the top few) syn 自强不息 自強不息 zì qiáng bù xī to strive unremittingly / self-improvement syn 