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自信 (zì xìn): Self-confident (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 4

HSK 3.0Level 4

1.

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2.

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3.

Character Breakdown

自 • zì • self; oneself; from; since

zì自

self; oneself; from; since

Word Info

Pinyinzì xìn

Meaningself-confident; believe in oneself

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信 • xìn • trust, believe, sincerity

xìn信

trust, believe, sincerity

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 自信.

本来běn láioriginally
管理guǎn lǐto supervise
窗户chuāng huwindow
厨房chú fángkitchen
丰富fēng fùenrich; abundant rich; plentiful
表演biǎo yǎnperformance
接着jiē zheto catch; to carry on
解释jiě shìto justify; explanation
保护bǎo hùprotection; to protect
胳膊gē boarm
建议jiàn yìto propose; suggest; recommend
不过bú guòhowever

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 自信.

Words with 自

自己zì jǐself; oneself
自行车zì xíng chēbicycle
来自lái zìcome from
自习

zì xí

to study by oneself; self-study

自学zì xuéself-study

自然zì ránnatural

大自然dà zì ránnature (the natural world)

亲自qīn zìin person; oneself

Words with 信

相信xiāng xìnto believe
信用卡xìn yòng kǎcredit card
信封xìn fēngenvelope
信心xìn xīnconfidence
信息xìn xīnews; information
回信huí xìnto reply
短信duǎn xìntext message; SMS
信任xìn rènto trust

4.

Readings & Senses

zì xìn(zi xin)

1. [adjective]self-confident; believe in oneself[HSK4]

2. [verb/noun/adjective]self-confident; believe in oneself[HSK 3.0 · L4]

5.

How to Use 自信 in Sentences

Adjective + Nounwith人

zì自

xìn信

de的

rén人

neutral

confident person

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

zì自

xìn信

Verb + Object

jiàn建

lì立

zì自

xìn信

6.

Example Sentences with 自信

tā他

hěn很

zì自

xìn信

。

He is very confident.

neutral

very confident

neutral

build confidence

chōng充

mǎn满

zì自

xìn信

neutral

full of confidence

quē缺

fá乏

zì自

xìn信

neutral

lack confidence

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

bú不

zì自

xìn信

yì一

diǎn点

，

qù去

shēn申

qǐng请

nà那

ge个

zhí职

wèi位

ne呢

？

Why don't you be a little more confident and apply for that position?

tā她

zì自

xìn信

dì地

wán完

chéng成

le了

yǎn演

jiǎng讲

。

She confidently completed the speech.

tā她

zì自

xìn信

yòu又

kāi开

lǎng朗

，

hěn很

kuài快

jiù就

jiāo交

dào到

le了

xīn新

péng朋

you友

。

She is confident and outgoing, and quickly made new friends.

suī虽

rán然

jīng经

yàn验

bù不

duō多

，

dàn但

tā他

biǎo表

xiàn现

dé得

fēi非

cháng常

zì自

xìn信

hé和

zhuān专

yè业

。

Although he doesn't have much experience, he performed very confidently and professionally.