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自由
zìyóu
1. freedom
2. free
3. liberty
4. CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown

自
zì
self; private, personal; from
HSK 3 6 丶
由
yóu
cause, reason; from
HSK 4 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

自由刑
zìyóuxíng
(law) deprivation of freedom
自由化
zìyóuhuà
liberalization
自由城
Zìyóuchéng
Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone (Tw)
自由基
zìyóujī
free radical
自由市
Zìyóushì
Libreville, capital of Gabon (Tw)
自由度
zìyóudù
(number of) degrees of freedom (physics and statistics)
自由式
zìyóushì
freestyle (in sports)
自由泳
zìyóuyǒng
freestyle swimming
自由派
zìyóupài
liberal
自由港
zìyóugǎng
free port
自由焓
zìyóuhán
free enthalpy (thermodynamics)
自由行
zìyóuxíng
travel organized by oneself rather than in a tour group
自由党
zìyóudǎng
Liberal Party
媒体自由
méitǐzìyóu
freedom of the media
学术自由
xuéshùzìyóu
academic freedom
新闻自由
xīnwénzìyóu
freedom of the press
结社自由
jiéshèzìyóu
(constitutional) freedom of association
羟自由基
qiǎngzìyóujī
hydroxyl radical
自由中国
zìyóuZhōngguó
Free China
自由主义
zìyóuzhǔyì
liberalism

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