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Definition(s) for: 自作自受

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
自作自受 zì zuò - zì shòu - (idiom) to reap what one has sown; to stew in one's own juice

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 49,978 24,204

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- (bound form) self; oneself
- from; since
- naturally; as a matter of course
zuō- (bound form) worker
- (bound form) workshop
- (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
zuò- to do; to engage in
- to write; to compose
- to pretend; to feign
- to regard as; to consider to be
- to be; to act the part of
- to feel (itchy, nauseous etc)
- writings; works
- (bound form) self; oneself
- from; since
- naturally; as a matter of course
shòu- to receive
- to accept
- to suffer
- subjected to
- to bear
- to stand
- pleasant
- (passive marker)
- (LGBT) bottom

Other Words Containing 自作自受

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo