自言自语

zì yán zì yǔ

HSK 6

Meaning

自己跟自己说话

To talk to oneself

描述一个人独自低声说话，不与他人交流的行为

Describes the act of speaking to oneself, often quietly, without interacting with others

1 他常常在房间里自言自语，好像在思考问题。 (He often talks to himself in his room, as if thinking about a problem.)
2 老人坐在公园长椅上自言自语，没人知道他在说什么。 (The old man sat on the park bench talking to himself; no one knew what he was saying.)
3 别觉得奇怪，自言自语其实是帮助记忆的一种方式。 (Don't think it's strange; talking to oneself is actually a way to help memory.)
4 她一边做饭一边自言自语，邻居们已经习惯了。 (She talks to herself while cooking; the neighbors have gotten used to it.)
5 考试前，他紧张地自言自语，给自己打气。 (Before the exam, he nervously talked to himself to cheer himself up.)

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