自找

zì zhǎo · zi zhao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions
  2. you asked for it
  3. to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)非(fēi)要(yào)冒(mào)险(xiǎn),出(chū)了(le)事(shì)也(yě)是(shì)自(zì)找(zhǎo)的(de)。

He insisted on taking the risk, so if something happens, he brought it on himself.

02

你(nǐ)当(dāng)初(chū)不(bù)听(tīng)劝(quàn),现(xiàn)在(zài)麻(má)烦(fan)全(quán)是(shì)自(zì)找(zhǎo)的(de)。

You didn't listen to advice back then, so all your current trouble is self-inflicted.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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