不 自 在

bù zì zaidictionary entry

uneasy / ill at ease

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

不自在不自在 [bu4 zi4 zai5] /uneasy/ill at ease/

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不
bù
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
自
zì
(bound form) self; oneself / from; since / naturally; as a matter of course
在
zài
to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

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