自由 (zìyóu) means Freedom (free - liberty). Below are 9 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
周末我有很多 自由 时间。
Zhōumò wǒ yǒu hěn duō zìyóu shíjiān.
I have a lot of free time at the weekend.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 自由
他一直向往 自由 的生活。
Tā yìzhí xiàngwǎng zìyóu de shēnghuó.
He has always longed for a free life.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 向往
每个人都有信仰的 自由 。
Měi ge rén dōu yǒu xìnyǎng de zìyóu.
Everyone has freedom of belief.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 信仰
他梦想像鸟一样 自由 飞翔。
Tā mèngxiǎng xiàng niǎo yíyàng zìyóu fēixiáng.
He dreams of flying free like a bird.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 飞翔
宪法保障公民的言论 自由 。
Xiànfǎ bǎozhàng gōngmín de yánlùn zìyóu.
The constitution safeguards citizens' freedom of speech.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 言论
他可以 自由 支配自己的时间。
Tā kěyǐ zìyóu zhīpèi zìjǐ de shíjiān.
He can dispose of his own time freely.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 支配
每个人都有宗教信仰的 自由 。
Měi ge rén dōu yǒu zōngjiào xìnyǎng de zìyóu.
Everyone has freedom of religious belief.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 宗教
每个人都有捍卫自己权利的 自由 。
Měi ge rén dōu yǒu hànwèi zìjǐ quánlì de zìyóu.
Everyone is free to defend his own rights.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 捍卫
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Questions about 自由
How is 自由 used in a sentence?
This page shows 9 sentences using 自由 (zìyóu, "Freedom (free - liberty)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 自由 an HSK word?
Yes — 自由 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 自由?
The dictionary page for 自由 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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