# 自言自语 (zìyánzìyǔ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 自言自语 (zìyánzìyǔ) means “to talk to oneself”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to talk to oneself
- Pinyin: zìyánzìyǔ (zi4 yan2 zi4 yu3)
- Traditional: 自言自語
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他经常一个人坐着自言自语。
  Tā jīngcháng yīgèrén zuòzhe zìyánzìyǔ.
  He often sits alone and talks to himself.

## Characters

- [自](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-from/) (zì): from; since
- 言 (yán): words; speech
- 语 (yǔ): dialect; language

https://hanziro.com/word/zi-yan-zi-yu-talk-oneself/

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