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自食其力
zì​shí​qí​lì

to earn one's own living

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 自 zì affixadverb
    self
    (bound form) self; oneself; one's own; refers to an action done by oneself or to oneself
  2. 食 shí verb
    to eat
    to eat; to consume; to have a meal
  3. 其 qí pronoun
    [third-person possessive]
    his; her; its; their; refers back to a person or thing mentioned previously
  4. 力 lì noun
    strength
    physical strength; power; might
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