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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

自由 [zìyóu]
  1. 1. noun freedom
  2. 2. adjective free

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

自由 [zìyóu]
  1. 1. freedom; liberty; latitude
    公民自由
    civil liberties
  2. 2. [Philosophy] freedom
    自由和必然
    freedom and necessity
  3. 3. free; unrestrained
    自由讨论
    have a free exchange of views
  4. 4. adverb freely

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

自由 [zìyóu]
  1. 1. 由自己作主,不受限制,不受约束
    自由发言。
    行动不自由
  2. 2. 在宪法和法律范围内公民享有的人身、言论、通信等权利。
  3. 3. 哲学上认为人认识和掌握了客观事物的规律性并自觉地运用到实践中去是自由(跟"必然"相区别)
    由必然王国向自由王国发展。

Examples

保障人民言论自由
guarantee freedom of speech for the people
标榜自由平等
flaunt the banner of liberty and equality
剥夺自由
deprivation of freedom
剥夺人身自由
deprivation of personal liberty
自由、平等、博爱
liberty, equality, and fraternity
出版自由
freedom of the press
不能让错误思想自由泛滥。
Under no circumstances should erroneous ideas be allowed to spread unchecked.
婚姻自由
freedom of marriage
自由兑换货币
convertible currency
集会结社自由
freedom of assembly and association

Collocations

民主自由
the freedom
人身自由
personal freedom
热爱自由
to love freedom
争取自由
to fight for freedom
自由权利
liberty
自由自在
as free as a bird
轻松自由
free and easy
比较自由
somewhat free
自由恋爱
to date someone by one's own will
自由
free; single

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