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自行

zìxíng

by oneself; on one’s own; voluntarily

A person assembles a bookshelf alone following an instruction sheet
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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

行 xíng

Strokes
6
Radical
行 — to go, to walk, to move
Made of
彳 to step with the left foot 亍 to take small steps
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 申请材料不完整的,系统将提示申请人自行补充。 Shēnqǐng cáiliào bù wánzhěng de, xìtǒng jiāng tíshì shēnqǐngrén zìxíng bǔchōng. If the application materials are incomplete, the system will prompt the applicant to supplement them on their own.
  • 请您自行安排时间,准时参加会议。 Qǐng nín zìxíng ānpái shíjiān, zhǔnshí cānjiā huìyì. Please arrange your own time and attend the meeting on schedule.
  • 老师让学生自行分组,完成小组作业。 Lǎoshī ràng xuéshēng zìxíng fēnzǔ, wánchéng xiǎozǔ zuòyè. The teacher told the students to form groups by themselves and complete the group assignment.

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