自食其力 — “To live on one's own labor”
自食其力 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live on one's own labor”. To be self-reliant. Literally, “to feed oneself by one's own strength/labor”.
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自食其力 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 自zì
- 食shí
- 其qí
- 力lì
自食其力 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 自食其力
他从小就学会了自食其力，不再依赖父母的帮助。
He learned to live on his own labor from a young age and no longer depended on his parents' help.
Idioms Related to 自食其力
Antonyms of 自食其力
More idioms starting with 自
- zì自shàng上ér而xià下From top to bottom
- zì自xià下ér而shàng上from the bottom up
- zì自bù不dài待yán言goes without saying
- zì自bù不liàng量lì力overestimate one's own abilities
- zì自yè业zì自dé得reap what one has sown
- zì自chǎn产zì自xiāo销produce and sell one's own products
- zì自jīn今yǐ以wǎng往From now on
- zì自jīn今yǐ已hòu后From now on
- zì自jīn今yǐ已wǎng往from now on
- zì自jīn今ér而hòu后from now on
- zì自yǐ以wéi为dé得jì计to fancy one's own clever scheme
- zì自yǐ以wéi为shì是self-righteous and opinionated
Questions about 自食其力
- What does 自食其力 mean?
- 自食其力 (zì shí qí lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live on one's own labor”.
- How do you pronounce 自食其力?
- 自食其力 is pronounced zì shí qí lì in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 自食其力 literally mean?
- Literally, 自食其力 means “to feed oneself by one's own strength/labor”. It is used to mean “to live on one's own labor”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 自食其力?
- 依靠自己的劳动所得来生活。