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自制

zì zhì · zi zhi

Traditional 自製

Meaning

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zì zhì 自制

  1. to maintain self-control
  2. self-control

zì zhì 自製

  1. self-made
  2. improvised
  3. homemade
  4. handmade
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Aunt Zhang's chili sauce

  1. Dengdeng

    张阿姨(zhāngāyí)送了(sòngle)我(wǒ)一瓶(yīpíng)辣椒酱(làjiāojiàng)。

    Aunt Zhang gave me a jar of chili sauce.

  2. Liangliang

    是(shì)买(mǎi)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Did she buy it?

  3. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)，是(shì)自制(zìzhì)的(de)，没有(méiyǒu)牌子(páizi)。

    No, it's homemade. It has no brand.

  4. Liangliang

    自制(zìzhì)的(de)？那(nà)一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)香(xiāng)。

    Homemade? Then it must be tasty.

  5. Dengdeng

    她(tā)说(shuō)自制(zìzhì)的(de)才(cái)放心(fàngxīn)，还(hái)说(shuō)只能(zhǐnéng)放(fàng)一点点(yīdiǎndiǎn)。

    She says homemade is the safe kind, and to use only a tiny bit.

  6. Liangliang

    啊(a)？我(wǒ)刚才(gāngcái)放了(fàngle)半瓶(bànpíng)……

    What? I just put in half a jar...

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

面(miàn)对(duì)美(měi)食(shí)的(de)诱(yòu)惑(huò)，他(tā)努(nǔ)力(lì)自(zì)制(zhì)，只(zhǐ)吃(chī)了(le)一(yì)小(xiǎo)口(kǒu)。

Facing the temptation of delicious food, he tried to control himself and only took a small bite.

02

妈(mā)妈(ma)用(yòng)自(zì)制(zhì)的(de)果(guǒ)酱(jiàng)涂(tú)在(zài)面(miàn)包(bāo)上(shàng)，味(wèi)道(dào)特(tè)别(bié)好(hǎo)。

Mom spread homemade jam on the bread, and it tasted especially good.

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