自 立

zìlì

“Independent” in Chinese is 自立 (zìlì).

Meaning

independent
self-reliant
self-sustaining

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to stand on one's own feet
to support oneself

Example

我想更加自立。

I want to be more independent.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

zìHSK 26 strokesself; oneself lìHSK 35 strokesto stand

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Not to be confused with: 自理 (zìlǐ, to take care of oneself) · 资历 (zīlì, qualifications)