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自言自语

zì yán zì yǔ · zi yan zi yu

Traditional 自言自語

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to talk to oneself
  2. to think aloud
  3. to soliloquize
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In a conversation

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Talking to myself

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)跟(gēn)谁(shéi)说话(shuōhuà)？

    Who are you talking to?

  2. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)，我(wǒ)在(zài)自言自语(zìyánzìyǔ)。

    No one. I am talking to myself.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)经常(jīngcháng)自言自语(zìyánzìyǔ)吗(ma)？

    Do you often talk to yourself?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)在(zài)练习(liànxí)明天(míngtiān)的(de)发言(fāyán)。

    Yes. I am practicing tomorrow's speech.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)不(bù)打扰(dǎrǎo)你(nǐ)自言自语(zìyánzìyǔ)了(le)。

    Then I will not disturb you while you talk to yourself.

  6. Dengdeng

    不(bù)，你(nǐ)来(lái)当(dāng)听众(tīngzhòng)吧(ba)！

    No, be my audience!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

“我(wǒ)该(gāi)做(zuò)什(shén)么(me)呢(ne)？”我(wǒ)自(zì)言(yán)自(zì)语(yǔ)道(dào)。

"What should I do?" I said to myself.

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

02

她(tā)自(zì)言(yán)自(zì)语(yǔ)地(de)说(shuō)：「我(wǒ)接(jiē)着(zhe)该(gāi)到(dào)哪(nǎ)儿(r)去(qù)呢(ne)？」

She said to herself, "Where shall I go next?"

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by blay_paul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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