How to say “study on one's own” in Chinese
study on one's own
“Study on one's own” in Chinese is 自习, zì xí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
自习 is read zì xí: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a nose: when Chinese people say “me”, they point at their nose.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “自习”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “study on one's own” in Chinese?
“Study on one's own” in Chinese is 自习, pinyin zìxí.
What does 自习 mean?
自习 (zìxí) means “study on one's own”.
How do you write 自习?
自习 is 2 characters: 自 (zì) — self; 习 (xí) — practice. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 自习?
自习 is read zìxí. Tones: zì — fourth tone, xí — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“study on one's own” in the lesson “Homework”
This word is from the topic “In class” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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