Results for “自”

scheduled evening self-study period / evening study hall

lit. in books are sumptuous houses and graceful ladies (proverb) / fig. be diligent in your studies, success and glory will follow

nuclear spin

self-determination

pandeism, theological theory that God created the Universe and became one with it

like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety / unable to save oneself, let alone others

immensely pleased with oneself (idiom) / proud / complacent

self-taught / to learn without a teacher (idiom)

lit. to prescribe moxibustion for oneself when not ill / to cause oneself trouble with superfluous action

(literary) still / yet

every potter praises his own pot (idiom) / all one's geese are swans

to play with fire and get burnt (idiom) / fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences / to get one's fingers burnt

to commit suicide to escape punishment

lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom) / fig. to impose restrictions on oneself

responsible for its profit and losses (of organization) / financially autonomous / personal financial responsibility

those who understand others are intelligent, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经[Dào dé jīng])

(constitutional) freedom of association

hydroxyl radical

(saying) habit becomes second nature / to do something as if it were perfectly natural because one is accustomed to it

see 習慣成自然|习惯成自然[xí guàn chéng zì rán]

to find some consolation (idiom) / to find relief in

to combine together for self-improvement / joint movement for self-strengthening

to allow sb to do sth at his convenience

to let things take their course / to take things as they come

Help others, and others may help you (idiom).

air self-defense force

lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem / no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)

lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb) / fig. everything will be all right

freedom of action

a death claimed to be a suicide by the authorities

to do the job oneself

freedom of speech

to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened / to remain cheerful (despite a crisis)

financial independence

financial independence

supernatural

(idiom) everything will turn out all right / let's worry about it when it happens / it will be all right on the night

see 車到山前必有路|车到山前必有路[chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù]

to be delighted with oneself

office automation