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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

自如 [zìrú]
  1. 1. [Literary] freely; smoothly; with facility
    操纵自如
    operate with facility
    旋转自如
    rotate or revolve freely

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

自如 [zìrú]
  1. 1. 保持常态,镇定自然
    镇定自如
  2. 2. 活动或操作灵活顺畅,不受阻碍
    灵活自如
    进退自如

Examples

进退自如
free to advance or retreat (in a battle or game); have room for manoeuvre
旋转自如
rotate or revolve freely
诸葛亮舌战群儒,酬对自如
Zhuge Liang had a very fierce logomachy with a group of intellectuals and responded to them freely.
她在舞台上的表现从容自如,真有大家风范。
Her performance on the stage was quite smooth, fully showing the bearing of a master.
他举起笔来挥洒自如的写了三个字。
He lifted the brush pen, and wrote three words smoothly.
虽然工作很繁忙,可他一直应付自如
Though busy at work, he still manages to handle everything with ease.
捭阖自如
挥洒自如
酬应自如

Word Decomposition


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