自给自足

自給自足

zìjǐ-zìzú

idiom #19,063

Meanings

1 self-sufficient
2 self-reliant
3 autarkic

Characters

sufficient; enough

Examples

这个小村庄基本上自给自足。

Zhège xiǎo cūnzhuāng jīběnshàng zìjǐzìzú.

This small village is basically self-sufficient.

他们过着自给自足的生活。

Tāmen guò zhe zìjǐzìzú de shēnghuó.

They lead a self-sufficient life.

Tips

memory

自给 (self-supply) + 自足 (self-sufficient) — you supply yourself and have enough for yourself.

Stroke Order

自 zì

给 gěi

足 zú