- 自 affixadverbself(bound form) self; oneself; one's own; refers to an action done by oneself or to oneself
- 叹 嘆 verbto sigh(bound form) To exhale deeply to express sadness, frustration, or exhaustion; to sigh. Often used in 叹气 .
- 不如 verbprepositionnot as good asnot equal to; inferior to; to be not as good as