zimai字脈
LookupMandarin · 繁體 · English
Mandarin–English · CC-CEDICTSources ↗
DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

自由自在

Mandarin · pinyin zì yóu zì zài

Meanings

  1. free and easy (idiom); carefree
  2. leisurely
Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

自
zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
由
yóu · cause, reason; from
在
zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Entries containing 自由自在 ↗Words written with 自 ↗Words written with 由 ↗Words written with 在 ↗

Mandarin tones

4–2–4–4 · zi4 you2 zi4 zai4

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

3character links
Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗
Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.
Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 1 sense · 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi6 jau4 zi6 zoi6

Cantonese word readings for 自由自在. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack

zi6 jau4 zi6 zoi6

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

phrase

  1. (idiomatic) free and easy; leisurely; carefree

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack