- 自给自足
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- [zìjǐzìzú]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary
- 自给自足 [zìjǐzìzú]
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 自给自足 [zìjǐzìzú]
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1.
靠自己的劳动所得来供给并满足自己的需求。
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"给"这里不读ɡěｉ。
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靠自己的劳动所得来供给并满足自己的需求。
Examples
- 自给自足
- self-sufficiency; autarky → 给
- 七中队抓好业余生产，达到了自给自足。 → 自给
- 先民们过的是一种自给自足的生活。
- The ancient people live an autarkic life. → 先民
- 小村庄的人们过着自给自足的幸福生活。
- People living in small villages enjoy happy, self sufficient lives. → 自给自足
- 现在小村庄的人们不但能自给自足, 还把富裕的农产品卖到城市里去。
- Nowadays, people from small villages can not only support themselves but also sell surplus farm products to the city. → 自给自足
- 自给自足 → 给
- 自给自足。 → 自给
- 自给自足。 → 自足
nciku Note
Practice self-sufficiency
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In the Spring and Autumn period, a director named Gong Yixiu of the Protocol Department really liked eating fish. Due to this, someone catered to his likes and carried fish to his home. However, Gong would not accept it, so the person tried to persuade him saying, "Why do you not accept the fish if you like it?" Gong replied, "That is exacly the reason. It is because I like it. If I accept it, then I will have to take care of your needs. If this is the case then one day I will be guilty of not having done something. This will lead me to being fired, and when that happens who will want to give me fish then? Therefore, I will not take your fish. If I want to eat fish everyday, then I will have to do it myself. I must practice self-sufficiency." This is where the expression was born. |
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