10 sentences for 自 (zì — self)

1. 他讲些笑话，聊以自娱。

   tā jiǎng xiē xiào​hua, liáo​yǐ zì yú.

   He tells some jokes for his own amusement.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 这里的粮食足以自给。

   zhè​lǐ de liáng​shi zú​yǐ zì jǐ.

   The grain here is enough for self-sufficiency.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

3. 他这人就爱自夸。

   tā zhèi rén jiù ài zì kuā.

   He just loves to boast about himself.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

4. 我现在有了自己的小家庭了。

   wǒ xiàn​zài yǒu​le zì jǐ de xiǎo jiā​tíng le.

   I have my own little family now.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

5. 即便面对失败，也不能自暴自弃。

   jí​biàn miàn​duì shī​bài, yě bù néng zì bào zì​qì.

   Even in the face of failure, one must not give up on oneself.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

6. 你的书法自成一体，风格非常独特。

   nǐ de shū​fǎ zì chéng yī tǐ, fēng​gé fēi​cháng dú​tè.

   Your calligraphy has a style of its own and is very unique.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

7. 唐高宗曾自号“天皇”，与武后并称二圣。

   Táng Gāo​zōng céng zì hào“ Tiān​huáng”, yǔ Wǔ​hòu bìng chēng èr shèng.

   Emperor Gaozong of Tang once styled himself 'Heavenly Sovereign' and was known along with Empress Wu as the 'Two Sages'.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

8. 做人要谦虚，千万不能稍有成绩就自满。

   zuò​rén yào qiān​xū, qiān​wàn bù néng shāo yǒu chéng​jì jiù zì mǎn.

   One should be humble and never become complacent just because of a small achievement.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

9. 为了自证清白，他决定将真相布之于众。

   wèi​le zì zhèng qīng​bái, tā jué​dìng jiāng zhēn​xiàng bù zhī yú zhòng.

   To prove his innocence, he decided to make the truth public.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

10. 他在单位里总是自成一党，排挤其他人。

    tā zài dān​wèi lǐ zǒng​shì zì chéng yī dǎng, pái​jǐ qí​tā rén.

    He always forms a clique at work and excludes others.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary