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自言自语 (自言自語)

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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

自言自语 [zìyánzìyǔ]
  1. 1. talk to oneself; think aloud; soliloquize

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

自言自语 [zìyánzìyǔ]
  1. 1. 没有谈话对象,自己跟自己说话。

Examples

to talk to oneself
自言自语
to think aloud
自言自语
He took off his boots and did this monologue about suede.
他脱掉了长筒靴,然后自言自语说些关于绒面革的事情。
Sam was muttering away to himself.
萨姆咕哝地自言自语
She was muttering to herself in low tones.
她在低声自言自语
He is thinking aloud about decisions he needs to make.
他正在自言自语地说他的决定。

Word Decomposition


[zì]
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[yán]
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[zì]
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[yǔ]

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