zì​lái

of one's own accord

zì​lái of one's own accord

  1. nounadjective
    naturally
    naturally; certainly; of course; indicates that a situation is to be expected or follows a logic of its own
  2. to come
    To come; to arrive; to move toward the speaker; to crop up or happen

zì​lái always

  1. preposition
    from
    from; since; used in formal or written contexts to indicate a starting point in time or space
  2. lái prepositionparticle
    since
    Used after a time duration to mean "for the past..." or "ever since"