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自由 (zì yóu): Freedom (Adjective, Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 5
HSK 3.0Level 5
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 yóu
Meaningfreedom; liberty
Characters2
SyntaxAdjective, Noun
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由 • yóu • from • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
yóu由

from

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 自由.

  • 爱护ài hùcare; cherish; take good care of
  • 匆忙cōng mánghastily; in a hurry
  • 熬夜áo yèto stay up late or all night
  • 从而cóng érthus; therebyupon
  • 播放bō fàngbroadcast
  • 鞭炮biān pàofirecrackers
  • 大型dà xínglarge-scale
  • 担任dān rènassume the office of; to hold the post of
  • 傍晚bàng wǎntowards evening; at nightfall; at dusk
  • 测验cè yàntest; trial run; examination
  • 打喷嚏dǎ pēn tìto sneeze
  • 单位dān wèiunit
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 自由.

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
  • 自信zì xìnself-confident; believe in oneself
  • 自学zì xuéself-study
  • 自然zì ránnatural
  • 大自然dà zì ránnature (the natural world)
    • Words with 由
    • 由于yóu yúdue to
    • 理由lǐ yóureason; justification
    • 由此yóu cǐhereby
    • 由来yóu láiorigin
    • 不由得bù yóu decannot help; cannot but
    • 由衷yóu zhōngsincere / heartfelt
    • 不由自主bù yóu zì zhǔInvoluntary / Unable to control oneself
    • 身不由己shēn bù yóu jǐNot under one's control / Involuntary
    4.

    Readings & Senses

    zì yóu(zi you)
    1. [adjective/noun]freedom; liberty[HSK5]
    2. [adjective/noun]freedom; liberty[HSK 3.0 · L5]
    5.

    How to Use 自由 in Sentences

    Adverb + Adjectivewith不
    bù不
    zì自
    yóu由
    neutral
    not free
    Measure Word + Nounwith种
    yī一
    zhǒng种
    zì自
    yóu由
    Adjective + Nounwith时间
    zì自
    yóu由
    shí时
    jiān间
    Verb + Objectwith追求
    zhuī追
    qiú求
    zì自
    yóu由
    Noun + Nounwith言论
    yán言
    lùn论
    zì自
    yóu由
    6.

    Example Sentences with 自由

    zài在
    mín民
    zhǔ主
    shè社
    huì会
    zhōng中
    neutral
    a kind of freedom
    neutral
    free time
    neutral
    pursue freedom
    formal
    freedom of speech
    ，
    sī思
    xiǎng想
    zì自
    yóu由
    shì是
    gōng公
    mín民
    de的
    jī基
    běn本
    quán权
    lì利
    。
    In a democratic society, freedom of thought is a fundamental right of citizens.
    nán难
    dào道
    nǐ你
    bú不
    rèn认
    wéi为
    jīng经
    jì济
    zì自
    yóu由
    shì是
    gè个
    rén人
    fā发
    zhǎn展
    de的
    qián前
    tí提
    ma吗
    ？
    Don't you think economic freedom is a prerequisite for personal development?
    zài在
    zhè这
    ge个
    guó国
    jiā家
    ，
    rén人
    men们
    yǒu有
    yán言
    lùn论
    zì自
    yóu由
    。
    In this country, people have freedom of speech.
    tā他
    bìng并
    méi没
    yǒu有
    huò获
    dé得
    zhēn真
    zhèng正
    de的
    zì自
    yóu由
    ，
    fǎn反
    ér而
    xiàn陷
    rù入
    le了
    xīn新
    de的
    shù束
    fù缚
    。
    He did not gain true freedom; instead, he fell into new constraints.
    suī虽
    rán然
    xiǎng享
    yǒu有
    chuàng创
    zuò作
    zì自
    yóu由
    ，
    dàn但
    yì艺
    shù术
    jiā家
    réng仍
    xū需
    kǎo考
    lǜ虑
    shè社
    huì会
    yǐng影
    xiǎng响
    。
    Although enjoying creative freedom, artists still need to consider social impact.