| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all / to have / to possess / to own |   |
| 占有 | zhàn yǒu | to have / to own / to hold / to occupy / to possess / to account for (a high proportion etc) | |
| 自有 | zì yǒu | to possess / to own / to have | |
| 自备 | zì bèi | to provide one's own... / own / self-provided / self-contained | |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself / one's own | |
| 自身 | zì shēn | itself / oneself / one's own | |
| 主动 | zhǔ dòng | to take the initiative / to do sth of one's own accord / spontaneous / active / opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4] / drive (of gears and shafts etc) | |
| 以为 | yǐ wéi | to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken &ndash / except when expressing one's own current opinion.) | |
| 单独 | dān dú | alone / by oneself / on one's own | |
| 自觉 | zì jué | conscious / aware / on one's own initiative / conscientious | |
| 控股 | kòng gǔ | to own a controlling number of shares in a company | |
| 自学 | zì xué | self-study / to study on one's own | |
| 自带 | zì dài | to bring one's own / BYO / (of software) preinstalled | |
| 亲眼 | qīn yǎn | with one's own eyes / personally | |
| 亲手 | qīn shǒu | personally / with one's own hands | |
| 自家 | zì jiā | oneself / one's own family | |
| 目睹 | mù dǔ | to witness / to see at first hand / to see with one's own eyes | |
| 独有 | dú yǒu | to own exclusively / unique to / specific / there is only | |
| 本国 | běn guó | one's own country | |
| 眼见 | yǎn jiàn | to see with one's own eyes / very soon | |
| 借用 | jiè yòng | to borrow sth for another use / to borrow an idea for one's own use | |
| 各异 | gè yì | all different / each unto his own | |
| 枪手 | qiāng shǒu | gunman / sharpshooter / sb who takes an exam for sb else / sb who produces a piece of work for sb else to pass off as their own | |
| 自费 | zì fèi | at one's own expense / self-funded | |
| 自己人 | zì jǐ rén | those on our side / ourselves / one's own people / one of us | |
| 亲生 | qīn shēng | one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth) / biological (parents) / birth (parents) | |
| 棋子 | qí zǐ | chess piece / CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1] / (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes) | |
| 自立 | zì lì | independent / self-reliant / self-sustaining / to stand on one's own feet / to support oneself | |
| 无为 | wú wéi | the Daoist doctrine of inaction / let things take their own course / laissez-faire | |
| 自述 | zì shù | to recount in one's own words / autobiography / written self-introduction | |
| 自营 | zì yíng | self-operated / to operate one's own business | |
| 亲口 | qīn kǒu | one's own mouth / fig. in one's own words / to say sth personally | |
| 目击 | mù jī | to see with one's own eyes / to witness | |
| 自找 | zì zhǎo | to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions / you asked for it / to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant) | |
| 背光 | bèi guāng | to be in a poor light / to do sth with one's back to the light / to stand in one's own light | |
| 我行我素 | wǒ xíng wǒ sù | to continue in one's own way (idiom) | |
| 身不由己 | shēn bù yóu jǐ | without the freedom to act independently (idiom) / involuntary / not of one's own volition / in spite of oneself | |
| 招架 | zhāo jià | to resist / to ward off / to hold one's own / to receive guests | |
| 自来 | zì lái | from the beginning / always / to come of one's own accord | |
| 主见 | zhǔ jiàn | one's own view / having definite opinions | |
| 血族 | xuè zú | blood relations / one's own flesh and blood / kin | |
| 乌龙 | wū lóng | black dragon / unexpected mistake or mishap / own goal (soccer) / oolong (tea) / (Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon | |
| 亲笔 | qīn bǐ | in one's own handwriting | |
| 己方 | jǐ fāng | our side / one's own (side etc) | |
| 潮汕 | Cháo shàn | Chaoshan, region in the east of Guangdong, encompassing the cities of Chaozhou 潮州市[Chao2 zhou1 Shi4] and Shantou 汕頭市|汕头市[Shan4 tou2 Shi4], with its own distinct language (Chaoshan Min 潮汕話|潮汕话[Chao2 shan4 hua4]) and culture | |
| 一厢情愿 | yī xiāng qíng yuàn | one's own wishful thinking | |
| 自主权 | zì zhǔ quán | ability to make one's own decisions | |
| 本行 | běn háng | one's line / one's own profession | |
| 自欺欺人 | zì qī qī rén | to deceive others and to deceive oneself / to believe one's own lies | |
| 独树一帜 | dú shù yī zhì | lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom) / fig. to act as a loner / to stand out / to develop one's own school / to have attitude of one's own | |
| 独立自主 | dú lì zì zhǔ | independent and autonomous (idiom) / self-determination / to act independently / to maintain control over one's own affairs | |
| 本位 | běn wèi | standard / one's own department or unit | |
| 自修 | zì xiū | to study on one's own / self-study | |
| 迳自 | jìng zì | on one's own / without consulting others | |
| 手笔 | shǒu bǐ | sth written or painted in one's own hand / (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill / style / hand / (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc / scale | |
| 一枝独秀 | yī zhī dú xiù | lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom) / fig. to be in a league of one's own / outstanding | |
| 自力更生 | zì lì gēng shēng | regeneration through one's own effort (idiom) / self-reliance | |
| 座驾 | zuò jià | one's own car (or motorbike) / vehicle for one's private use | |
| 握有 | wò yǒu | to grasp and own / to hold (power) | |
| 吴三桂 | Wú Sān guì | Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty | |
| 一意孤行 | yī yì gū xíng | obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom) / willful / one's own way / dogmatic | |
| 招亲 | zhāo qīn | to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family) / to take a wife by one's own choice | |
| 落单 | luò dān | to be on one's own / to be left alone / to be left out | |
| 各有千秋 | gè yǒu qiān qiū | each has its own merits (idiom) | |
| 不知天高地厚 | bù zhī tiān gāo dì hòu | not to know the immensity of heaven and earth / an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities | |
| 自得其乐 | zì dé qí lè | to find amusement in one's own way / to enjoy oneself quietly | |
| 就事论事 | jiù shì lùn shì | to discuss sth on its own merits / to judge the matter as it stands | |
| 内奸 | nèi jiān | undiscovered traitor / enemy within one's own ranks | |
| 据为己有 | jù wéi jǐ yǒu | to take for one's own / to expropriate | |
| 当家作主 | dāng jiā zuò zhǔ | to be in charge in one's own house (idiom) / to be the master of one's own affairs | |
| 将计就计 | jiāng jì jiù jì | to beat sb at their own game (idiom) | |
| 自刎 | zì wěn | to commit suicide by cutting one's own throat | |
| 好自为之 | hǎo zì wéi zhī | to do one's best / to shape up / to behave / to fend for oneself / you're on your own | |
| 自生自灭 | zì shēng zì miè | to emerge and perish on its own / to run its course (idiom) | |
| 各自为政 | gè zì wéi zhèng | to do things each in one's own way | |
| 各抒己见 | gè shū jǐ jiàn | everyone gives their own view | |
| 亲耳 | qīn ěr | with one's own ears | |
| 顺水推舟 | shùn shuǐ tuī zhōu | lit. to push the boat with the current / fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit | |
| 自作自受 | zì zuò zì shòu | to reap what one has sown (idiom) / to stew in one's own juice | |
| 自食其力 | zì shí qí lì | lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) / fig. to stand on one's own feet / to earn one's own living | |
| 己见 | jǐ jiàn | one's own viewpoint | |
| 无依无靠 | wú yī wú kào | no one to rely on (idiom) / on one's own / orphaned / left to one's own devices | |
| 一相情愿 | yī xiāng qíng yuàn | one's own wishful thinking | |
| 单干 | dān gàn | to work on one's own / to work single-handed / individual farming | |
| 富农 | fù nóng | rich peasant / social class of people farming their own land, intermediate between land-owner class 地主[di4 zhu3] and poor peasant 貧農|贫农[pin2 nong2] | |
| 自讨苦吃 | zì tǎo kǔ chī | to ask for trouble (idiom) / to make a rod for one's own back | |
| 明哲保身 | míng zhé bǎo shēn | a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom) / to put one's own safety before matters of principle | |
| 血书 | xuè shū | letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc | |
| 洁身自好 | jié shēn zì hào | clean-living and honest (idiom) / to avoid immorality / to shun evil influence / to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble / to keep one's hands clean | |
| 咎由自取 | jiù yóu zì qǔ | to have only oneself to blame (idiom) / to bring trouble through one's own actions | |
| 主心骨 | zhǔ xīn gǔ | backbone / mainstay / pillar / definite view / one's own judgment | |
| 冒领 | mào lǐng | to obtain by impersonation / to falsely claim as one's own | |
| 自吹自擂 | zì chuī zì léi | to blow one's own trumpet (idiom) | |
| 作茧自缚 | zuò jiǎn zì fù | to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom) / enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist by his own petard | |
| 拉关系 | lā guān xì | to seek contact with sb for one's own benefit / to suck up to sb | |
| 各执一词 | gè zhí yī cí | each sticks to his own version (idiom) / a dialogue of the deaf | |
| 本币 | běn bì | local currency / our own currency / abbr. for 本位貨幣|本位货币 | |
| 私囊 | sī náng | one's own pocket | |
| 井水不犯河水 | jǐng shuǐ bù fàn hé shuǐ | everyone minds their own business | |
| 大义灭亲 | dà yì miè qīn | to place righteousness before family (idiom) / ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it | |
