自给自足 meaning in English

zìjǐzìzú

self-sufficiency; autarky

Traditional 自給自足28 strokes

Meaning of 自给自足

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zìjǐzìzú
  1. self-sufficiency
  2. autarky

自给自足 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā们men自zì给jǐ自zì足zú。
They're self-sufficient.
你nǐ已yǐ经jīng到dào了le可kě以yǐ自zì给jǐ自zì足zú的de年nián纪jì了le。
You're now old enough to support yourself.
绿lǜ色sè植zhí物wù可kě以yǐ食shí物wù自zì给jǐ自zì足zú。
Green plants can make their own food.
赛sài义yì认rèn为wéi数shù学xué家jiā自zì给jǐ自zì足zú的de独dú行xíng于yú一yī小xiǎo块kuài天tiān堂táng。
Saeb thinks mathematicians are self-contained walking pieces of heaven.

Stroke order for each character

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自 zì · self · 6 strokes

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给 gěi · to · 9 strokes

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自 zì · self · 6 strokes

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足 zú · foot · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 自给自足.

自己zìjǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
自由zìyóufreedom; liberty; free; unrestricted
来自láizìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)
交给jiāo gěito give; to deliver; to hand over
送给sòng gěito send; to give as a present
自行车zìxíngchēbicycle; bike
大自然dàzìránnature (the natural world)
足够zúgòuenough; sufficient
自然zìránnature; natural
自从zìcóngsince (a time); ever since
满足mǎnzúto satisfy; to meet (the needs of)
亲自qīnzìpersonally; in person

Questions about 自给自足

What does 自给自足 mean?

自给自足 (zìjǐzìzú) means "self-sufficiency; autarky".

How do you write 自给自足?

自给自足 is made of 4 characters: 自 (6 strokes), 给 (9 strokes), 自 (6 strokes), 足 (7 strokes). That is 28 strokes in total.

How is 自给自足 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 自给自足 is written 自給自足.