自然(zì rán): nature
nature
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- zì rán
- Meaning
- nature
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- Same
Appears in lessons
自然 is taught in these textbook lessons.
Example sentences
How 自然 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
蜡烛自然熄灭。
là zhú zì rán xī miè
The candle went out by itself.
自然充满了神秘。
zì rán chōng mǎn le shén mì
Nature is full of mysteries.
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 自然 — tap one to open its word page.
to come from (a place)
suddenly; all of a sudden
oneself; (attributive) one's own
then; after that; afterwards
freedom; liberty
although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 or 但是 etc)
nature (the natural world)
bicycle; bike
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