zì jǐ
自己动手,丰衣足食
zìjǐ dòngshǒu, fēngyī zúshí
Do it yourself and you'll have plenty of food and clothing; self-reliance leads to abundance
鞋我自己去买吧
xié wǒ zìjǐ qù mǎi ba
I'll go buy the shoes myself
瓶子不会自己倒下来,准是有人碰了它
píngzi bú huì zìjǐ dǎo xiàlái, zhǔn shì yǒu rén pèng le tā
The bottle wouldn't fall down by itself; someone must have knocked it over