自 zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 自 — self
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
自负
zìfù
to bear responsibility oneself; at one’s own risk
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.
- 景区规定，擅自离开指定路线的游客后果自负。 Jǐngqū guīdìng, shànzì líkāi zhǐdìng lùxiàn de yóukè hòuguǒ zìfù. The scenic area stipulates that visitors who leave the marked route on their own bear the consequences themselves.
- 他决定辞职创业，公司的盈亏都由他自负。 Tā juédìng cízhí chuàngyè, gōngsī de yíngkuī dōu yóu tā zìfù. He decided to quit his job and start a business, bearing all its profits and losses himself.