自言自语

zì yán zì yǔ

HSK 6

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Meaning 释义

  1. (idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize

Definition data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0

In real sentences 真实例句

“我wǒ该gāi做zuò什么shénme呢ne？“我Wǒ自言自语zìyánzìyǔ道dào。

"What shall I do?" I said to myself.

Tatoeba #333673

汤姆Tāngmǔ在zài自言自语zìyánzìyǔ。

Tom's talking to himself.

Tatoeba #10301650

老人lǎorén时常shícháng自言自语zìyánzìyǔ。

Old people often talk to themselves.

Tatoeba #4504515

我wǒ祖父zǔfù一个人yīgèrén的de时候shíhou，有时yǒushí会huì自言自语zìyánzìyǔ。

My grandfather sometimes talks to himself when he's alone.

Tatoeba #813616

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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