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自行

自行 (zì xíng): By oneself (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

自行 consists of 2 characters.

self; oneself; from; since

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Pinyinzì xíng

MeaningBy oneself

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdverb

Word自行

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3.

How to Use 自行 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 自行 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

zì自

xíng行

jué决

dìng定

neutral

decide for oneself

zì自

xíng行

chǔ处

lǐ理

neutral

handle independently

zì自

xíng行

jiě解

jué决

neutral

resolve by oneself

Verb + Complementwith前往

zì自

xíng行

qián前

wǎng往

4.

Example Sentences with 自行

wǒ我

zì自

xíng行

huí回

jiā家

。

I go home by myself.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 自行.

Words with 自

自己zì jǐHSK 3
自行车zì xíng chēHSK 3
来自lái zìHSK 4
自习zì xíHSK 4
自信zì xìnHSK 4
自学zì xuéHSK 4

formal

Written

go there by oneself

Qǐng请

gè各

wèi位

tóng同

xué学

zì自

xíng行

jiǎn检

chá查

zuò作

yè业

。

Please check your homework by yourselves, students.

guān关

yú于

zhè这

ge个

jì技

shù术

nán难

tí题

，

qǐng请

nǐ你

men们

tuán团

duì队

zì自

xíng行

yán研

jiū究

jiě解

jué决

fāng方

àn案

。

Regarding this technical challenge, please have your team research a solution independently.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

bú不

zì自

xíng行

chá查

yuè阅

zī资

liào料

，

ér而

yào要

zhí直

jiē接

xún询

wèn问

dá答

àn案

ne呢

？

Why don't you look up the information yourself instead of directly asking for the answer?

tā他

jué决

dìng定

zì自

xíng行

xiū修

lǐ理

zì自

xíng行

chē车

。

He decided to repair the bicycle by himself.

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

zì自

xíng行

chǔ处

lǐ理

wēi危

jī机

，

fǎn反

ér而

děng等

dài待

shàng上

jí级

zhǐ指

shì示

。

He did not handle the crisis independently; instead, he waited for instructions from superiors.

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

dǎ打

suàn算

zì自

xíng行

zǔ组

zhuāng装

xīn新

mǎi买

de的

shū书

jià架

，

zhè这

yīng应

gāi该

hěn很

yǒu有

qù趣

。

This weekend, I plan to assemble the newly bought bookshelf by myself, which should be quite interesting.

gōng公

sī司

gǔ鼓

lì励

yuán员

gōng工

zì自

xíng行

ān安

pái排

gōng工

zuò作

shí时

jiān间

。

The company encourages employees to arrange their working hours independently.

yóu由

yú于

xì系

tǒng统

gù故

zhàng障

，

yòng用

hù户

xū需

zì自

xíng行

bèi备

fèn份

shù数

jù据

bìng并

chóng重

qǐ启

shè设

bèi备

。

Due to a system malfunction, users need to back up their data independently and restart the device.

自然

zì rán

HSK 4

大自然dà zì ránHSK 4

Words with 行

不行bù xíngHSK 3
行李xíng liHSK 3
银行yín hángHSK 3
自行车zì xíng chēHSK 3
行李箱xíng li xiāngHSK 3
银行卡yín háng kǎHSK 3
举行jǔ xíngHSK 4
出行chū xíngHSK 4