自 zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 自 — self
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
自满
zìmǎn
complacent; self-satisfied
Characters in this word
满 mǎn
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 企业若因短期利润而自满，就会忽视技术迭代的压力。 Qǐyè ruò yīn duǎnqī lìrùn ér zìmǎn, jiù huì hūshì jìshù diédài de yālì. If a company becomes complacent because of short-term profits, it will ignore the pressure of technological iteration.
- 他成绩不错就自满了，这次考试明显退步了。 Tā chéngjì bùcuò jiù zìmǎn le, zhècì kǎoshì míngxiǎn tuìbù le. He became complacent after getting decent grades, and slipped noticeably in this exam.
- 取得一点成绩千万不能自满，前面还有很多困难。 Qǔdé yīdiǎn chéngjì qiānwàn bùnéng zìmǎn, qiánmiàn hái yǒu hěnduō kùnnán. Never become complacent after a small achievement; there are still many difficulties ahead.