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自在

zì zai · zi zai

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HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. comfortable; at ease
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At ease in the teahouse

  1. Dengdeng

    在(zài)茶馆(cháguǎn)坐着(zuòzhe)，真(zhēn)自在(zìzai)。

    Sitting in a teahouse is so relaxing.

  2. Liangliang

    是啊(shìa)，没有(méiyǒu)工作(gōngzuò)，没有(méiyǒu)手机(shǒujī)，多(duō)自在(zìzai)！

    Yes. No work, no phone, how relaxing!

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)呢(ne)？

    Where is your phone?

  4. Liangliang

    在(zài)包(bāo)里(lǐ)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)看(kàn)了(le)三次(sāncì)。

    In my bag. I have already checked it three times.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)一点也不(yīdiǎnyěbù)自在(zìzai)嘛(ma)！

    Then you are not at ease at all!

  6. Liangliang

    说实话(shuōshíhuà)，没有(méiyǒu)手机(shǒujī)我(wǒ)反而(fǎnér)不(bù)自在(zìzai)。

    Honestly, without my phone I feel uneasy.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)说(shuō)中(zhōng)文(wén)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，开(kāi)始(shǐ)感(gǎn)到(dào)自(zì)在(zai)了(le)。

When I speak Chinese, I start to feel at ease.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by kupo033 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)一(yí)个(gè)人(rén)住(zhù)在(zài)乡(xiāng)下(xià)，日(rì)子(zi)过(guò)得(de)很(hěn)自(zì)在(zai)。

He lives alone in the countryside and lives a very comfortable life.

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