自言自语(zì yán zì yǔ): (idiom) to talk to oneself
(idiom) to talk to oneself
Character breakdown
4 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- zì yán zì yǔ
- Meaning
- (idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize
- HSK level
- HSK 6
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 自言自語
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 自言自语 — tap one to open its word page.
lái来zì自
HSK 2to come from (a place)
gè各zì自
HSK 3each
bù不yóu由zì自zhǔ主
HSK 7-9(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
chū出zì自
HSK 7-9to come from
bù不dǎ打zì自zhāo招
to confess without being pressed
bù不gōng攻zì自pò破
(of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc)
bù不gǎn敢zì自zhuān专
not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
bù不néng能zì自yǐ已
unable to control oneself
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