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自愿

zìyuàn

voluntarily

HSK 5 · Topic “Values and character”
A person raising a hand
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Characters in this word

自 zì

Strokes
6
Radical
自 — self
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

愿 yuàn

Strokes
14
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
原 source, origin, beginning 心 heart
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我自愿帮你。 Wǒ zìyuàn bāng nǐ. I volunteer to help you.
  • 他自愿参加。 Tā zìyuàn cānjiā. He joins voluntarily.
  • 这是自愿的。 Zhè shì zìyuàn de. This is voluntary.

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