自 zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 自 — self
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
自负
zìfù
conceited; arrogant
Characters in this word
负 fù
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- Made of
- ⺈ knife 贝 sea shell
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 合同写得很清楚，擅自转租造成的损失由承租人自负。 Hétong xiě de hěn qīngchu, shànzì zhuǎnzū zàochéng de sǔnshī yóu chéngzūrén zìfù. The contract states clearly that losses caused by unauthorised subletting shall be borne by the tenant.
- 他太自负了，从来不听别人的意见。 Tā tài zìfù le, cónglái bù tīng biérén de yìjiàn. He is too conceited and never listens to other people's opinions.
- 旅游时擅自下海游泳，出了事后果自负。 Lǚyóu shí shànzì xià hǎi yóuyǒng, chūle shì hòuguǒ zìfù. If you go swimming in the sea without permission while traveling, you bear the consequences yourself.