How to say “teach oneself” in Chinese
teach oneself
“Teach oneself” in Chinese is 自学, zì xué: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
自学 is read zì xué: 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.
Below, 子 “child”: it is the child who studies.
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 “自学”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 自学. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他的汉语是自学的tādeHànyǔshìzìxuédeHe taught himself Chinese.
- 他是自学的，就是说，没有老师教他。tāshìzìxuéde,jiùshìshuō,méiyǒulǎoshījiāotāHe's self-taught, that is, no teacher taught him.
- 他的自学能力很强tādezìxuénénglìhěnqiángHe's very good at learning on his own.
More words from the lesson “Homework”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “teach oneself” in Chinese?
“Teach oneself” in Chinese is 自学, pinyin zìxué.
What does 自学 mean?
自学 (zìxué) means “teach oneself”.
How do you write 自学?
自学 is 2 characters: 自 (zì) — self; 学 (xué) — study, learn. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 自学?
自学 is read zìxué. Tones: zì — fourth tone, xué — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“teach oneself” 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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