| 自行车馆 | zì xíng chē guǎn | cycling stadium; velodrome |
| 自卫队 | zì wèi duì | self-defense force; the Japanese armed forces |
| 自装 | zì zhuāng | self-loading (weapon, tape deck etc); self-charging |
| 自制炸弹 | zì zhì zhà dàn | improvised explosive device IED |
| 自要 | zì yào | so long as; provided that |
| 自视 | zì shì | to view oneself |
| 自视清高 | zì shì qīng gāo | to think highly of oneself (idiom); giving oneself airs; arrogant and self-important |
| 自视甚高 | zì shì shèn gāo | to think highly of oneself (idiom); giving oneself airs; arrogant and self-important |
| 自讨没趣 | zì tǎo méi qù | to invite a snub; to court a rebuff |
| 自夸 | zì kuā | boast |
| 自认 | zì rèn | to resign oneself to |
| 自谦 | zì qiān | modest; self-deprecating |
| 自豪感 | zì háo gǎn | pride in sth; self-esteem |
| 自贡 | Zì gòng | Zigong prefecture level city in Sichuan |
| 自贡市 | Zì gòng shì | Zigong prefecture level city in Sichuan |
| 自责 | zì zé | to blame oneself |
| 自足 | zì zú | self-sufficient; satisfied with oneself |
| 自身利益 | zì shēn lì yì | one's own interests |
| 自身难保 | zì shēn nán bǎo | powerless to defend oneself (idiom); helpless |
| 自转轴 | zì zhuàn zhóu | axis of rotation |
| 自适应 | zì shì yìng | adaptive |
| 自酌 | zì zhuó | to enjoy a cup of wine by oneself |
| 自闭症 | zì bì zhèng | autism |
| 自愿性 | zì yuàn xìng | voluntary |
| 自愿者 | zì yuàn zhě | volunteer |
| 自顾自 | zì gù zì | each minding his own business |
| 自食其果 | zì shí qí guǒ | to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action; to reap what one has sown |
| 自养 | zì yǎng | self-sustaining; economically independent (of state aid, foreign subsidy etc) |
| 自驾汽车出租 | zì jià qì chē chū zū | self-drive car rental |
| 自驾租赁 | zì jià zū lìn | self-drive hire (of a car etc) |
| 自体免疫疾病 | zì tǐ miǎn yì jí bìng | autoimmune disease |
| 自高 | zì gāo | to be proud of oneself |
| 自鸣得意 | zì míng dé yì | to think highly of oneself |
与人方便, 自己方便 | yù rén fāng biàn , zì jǐ fāng biàn | Help others, and others may help you (idiom). |
| 航空自卫队 | háng kōng zì wèi duì | air self-defense force |
船到桥门, 自会直 | chuán dào qiáo mén , zì huì zhí | lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem; no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom) |
| 船到桥头自然直 | chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí | When the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current (俗话 common saying). fig. Everything will be all right.; cf couplet 車到山前必有路,车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直 |
| 芷江侗族自治县 | Zhǐ jiāng Dòng zú zì zhì xiàn | Zhijiang Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 怀化, Hunan |
莫利达瓦达斡尔族 自治旗 | Mò lì dá wǎ Dá wò ěr zú zì zhì qí | Morin Dawa Daur autonomous banner in Hulunbuir 呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia |
| 蒙自 | Méng zì | Mengzi county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan |
| 蒙自县 | Méng zì xiàn | Mengzi county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan |
兰坪白族普米族自 治县 | Lán píng Bái zú pǔ mǐ zú zì zhì xiàn | Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county, in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州, Yunnan; Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in northwest Yunnan |
| 融水苗族自治县 | Róng shuǐ Miáo zú zì zhì xiàn | Rongshui Miao autonomous county in Liuzhou 柳州, Guangxi |
| 行动自由 | xíng dòng zì yóu | freedom of action |
| 表现自己 | biǎo xiàn zì jǐ | to express oneself; to give an account of oneself; to project oneself; to show off |
| 被自杀 | bèi zì shā | a death claimed to be a suicide by the authorities |
| 西盟佤族自治县 | Xī méng Wǎ zú zì zhì xiàn | Ximeng Va autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱, Yunnan |
西双版纳傣族自治 州 | Xī shuāng bǎn nà Dǎi zú zì zhì zhōu | Xishuangbanna Dhai autonomous prefecture in south Yunnan 云南 |
| 亲自挂帅 | qīn zì guà shuài | to take command personally |
| 言论自由 | yán lùn zì yóu | freedom of speech |