WordTaiwan frequency #19,230
自告奮勇
ㄗˋ ㄍㄠˋ ㄈㄣˋ ㄩㄥˇ
“to volunteer for a difficult or dangerous task; to step forward eagerly to take on a challenging duty”
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自
ㄗˋ
Self; oneself; private; personal; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course; surname.
告
ㄍㄠˋ
To tell or announce; to report or inform; to accuse or denounce; to file a lawsuit; a public announcement; a lawsuit; a vacation.
奮
ㄈㄣˋ
To exert oneself; to strive; to rouse oneself; to be brave and fearless; to flap wings; to raise or vibrate.
勇
ㄩㄥˇ
Brave; courageous; valiant; bold; daring; having courage; a soldier (historical term in Qing dynasty China).
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 自己ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇoneself; one's own; (Beijing dialect) intimate; close (of relationships)
- 告訴ㄍㄠˋ ㄙㄨˋto tell; to inform; to let know; to press charges; to file a complaint
- 自然ㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊnature; the physical world and its phenomena; natural; not artificial or forced; naturally; of course; certainly
- 自由ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊfreedom; liberty; the ability to act according to one's own will without external constraint; a right protected by law or constitution.
- 來自ㄌㄞˊ ㄗˋto come from (a place); originating from; (in email headers) From:
- 自我ㄗˋ ㄨㄛˇthe self; oneself; self-; (psychology) ego; the self-centered concept; in philosophy, the unchanging spiritual self; in Freudian theory, the part of the personality mediating between the id and reality
- 報告ㄅㄠˋ ㄍㄠˋto report; to inform; to make known; a report; a speech; a talk; a lecture
- 廣告ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄍㄠˋadvertisement; commercial; a paid message promoting a product, service, or idea via media; to advertise.
- 親自ㄑㄧㄣ ㄗˋpersonally; in person; oneself (doing something directly rather than through others).
- 自行ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊby oneself; on one's own; voluntary; autonomous; self-; to act on one's own judgment or initiative
- 興奮ㄒㄧㄥ ㄈㄣˋexcited; feeling of excitement; heightened emotion; (physiology) excitation
- 各自ㄍㄜˋ ㄗˋeach; respective; individually; on one's own