自娱自乐

自娛自樂
zìyú-zìlè
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to amuse oneself
  2. 2 to do something purely for one's own enjoyment

Examples

HSK 3
Wǒ huàhuà zhǐshì zìyú-zìlè.
I paint just for my own enjoyment.
HSK 6
Wǒ de bókè méi shénme rén kàn, wǒ jiù dàng zìyú-zìlè le.
Hardly anyone reads my blog, so I just treat it as something I do for fun.

Tips

usage
Often modest or self-mocking: calling a hobby 自娱自乐 makes no claim to skill or to an audience. Built like 自言自语 "to talk to oneself" and 自作自受 "to reap what one sows".

Stroke Order

自 zì
娱 yú
乐 lè