They're self-sufficient.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
自给自足
self-sufficiency
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
self-sufficiency
02
autarky
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 自给自足 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 自给自足 appears in 4 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
Green plants can make their own food.
You are now old enough to support yourself.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 自给自足.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 自给自足.
Directly before
- 数学家自给自足1
- 可以自给自足1
- 他们自给自足1
- 食物自给自足1
Directly after
- 自给自足的2
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 自给自足
What does 自给自足 mean in Chinese?
自给自足 (zìjǐzìzú) means self-sufficiency.
How do you pronounce 自给自足?
自给自足 is pronounced zìjǐzìzú.
Is 自给自足 an HSK word?
自给自足 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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