autonomous; independent; self-determining
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to act on one's own; to be autonomous; to be independent
Used for personal, organizational, or national independence. Often appears in compounds like 独立自主 (independent and autonomous) and 婚姻自主 (marriage autonomy). In the idiom 不由自主, it conveys the meaning of 'involuntarily' or 'cannot help but'.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
jiān坚
chí持
dú独
lì立
zì自
zhǔ主
de的
wài外
jiāo交
zhèng政
cè策
。
We must adhere to an independent and autonomous foreign policy.
Hūn婚
yīn姻
zì自
zhǔ主
shì是
měi每
gè个
rén人
de的
jī基
běn本
quán权
lì利
。
Marriage autonomy is a basic right for every individual.
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Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā他
bù不
yóu由
zì自
zhǔ主
de地
zhàn站
le了
qǐ起
lái来
。
Hearing this news, he involuntarily stood up.
Zhè这
gè个
hái孩
zi子
hěn很
zì自
zhǔ主
，
bù不
xū需
yào要
fù父
mǔ母
dū督
cù促
jiù就
néng能
wán完
chéng成
zuò作
yè业
。
This child is very self-directed and can finish homework without parents urging him.
Guó国
jiā家
jīng经
jì济
zì自
zhǔ主
shì是
ān安
quán全
de的
zhòng重
yào要
bǎo保
zhàng障
。
National economic autonomy is an important guarantee of security.