自言自语 自言自語
zì yán zì yǔ
HSK level: HSK 6
Meaning
(idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize
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“我该做什么呢？”我自言自语道。
“ wǒ gāi zuò shén me ne？ ” wǒ zì yán zì yǔ dào。
"What should I do?" I said to myself.
我祖父一个人的时候，有时会自言自语。
wǒ zǔ fù yī gè rén de shí hou， yǒu shí huì zì yán zì yǔ。
My grandfather sometimes talks to himself when he's alone.