自学成才 zì xué chéng cái

a self-made genius

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 36216th word

Definitions

  1. 1. a self-made genius

Characters

Character Meaning
自 zì HSK 3
self; oneself; from
学 xué HSK 1
to learn; to study; science
成 chéng HSK 3
to become; to succeed; to complete
才 cái HSK 3
(indicating sth happening later than expected)