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自首 Pronunciation and Pinyin

自首 Usage and Examples

surrender

confess

turn oneself in

他决定到警察局去自首。

He decided to turn himself in.

他逃跑一周后向警方投案自首了。

After a week on the run he gave himself up to the police.

The characters in 自首

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
自
zì6from, self, naturally
首
shǒu9head, first, leader

More words starting with 自

  • zì自shàng上ér而xià下de的top-down, from the top down
  • zì自gě个er儿oneself, by oneself
  • zì自zhǔ主Independent, Autonomous
  • zì自zhǔ主chuàng创xīn新independent innovation, indigenous innovation
  • zì自zhǔ主xìng性Autonomy, Independence
  • zì自zhǔ主quán权Autonomy, Self-determination
  • zì自zhǔ主de的autonomous, independent
  • zì自zhǔ主yán研fā发de的self-developed, independently developed
  • zì自zhǔ主xuǎn选zé择Self-selection, Free choice
  • zì自chéng乘square, multiply by itself
  • zì自luàn乱zhèn阵jiǎo脚To get into a panic, To throw oneself into confusion
  • zì自cóng从since, ever since

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Questions about 自首

What does 自首 mean in Chinese?

自首 (zì shǒu) means “surrender, confess, turn oneself in”.

How do you pronounce 自首?

自首 is pronounced zì shǒu in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “surrender” in Chinese?

“surrender” is 自首 (zì shǒu) in Chinese.

How is 自首 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 自首, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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