| 自然 | zì rán | nature; natural; naturally |
| 自然科学 | zì rán kē xué | natural sciences |
| 自然灾害 | zì rán zāi hài | natural disaster |
| 大自然 | dà zì rán | nature (the natural world) |
| 自然数 | zì rán shù | natural number |
| 自然经济 | zì rán jīng jì | natural economy (exchange of goods by bartering not involving money) |
| 自然而然 | zì rán ér rán | involuntary; automatically |
| 自然人 | zì rán rén | natural person (law); see also 法人 |
| 自然主义 | zì rán zhǔ yì | naturalism (philosophy) |
| 超自然 | chāo zì rán | supernatural |
| 自然选择 | zì rán xuǎn zé | natural selection |
| 不自然 | bù zì rán | unnatural; artificial |
| 世界自然基金会 | Shì jiè Zì rán Jī jīn huì | World Wildlife Fund WWF |
| 任其自然 | rèn qí zì rán | to let things take their course (idiom); to leave it to nature; laissez-faire |
| 伊通自然保护区 | Yī tōng zì rán bǎo hù qū | Yitong nature reserve in Yitong Manchurian autonomous county 伊通满族自治县, Siping, Jilin |
| 功到自然成 | gōng dào zì rán chéng | effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom) |
| 心静自然凉 | xīn jìng zì rán liáng | a calm heart keeps you cool (idiom) |
拉鲁湿地国家自然
保护区 | Lā lǔ shī dì guó jiā zì rán bǎo hù qū | Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve in Lhasa |
| 泛自然神论 | fàn zì rán shén lùn | pandeism, theological theory that God created the Universe and became one with it |
| 清新自然 | qīng xīn zì rán | as fresh and clean as nature (idiom) |
| 白水江自然保护区 | Bái shuǐ jiāng zì rán bǎo hù qū | the Baishuijiang nature reserve between Shaanxi and Gansu |
| 习惯成自然 | xí guàn chéng zì rán | habit becomes nature (idiom); get used to something and it seems inevitable; second nature |
| 习惯自然 | xí guàn zì rán | habit becomes nature (idiom); get used to something and it seems inevitable; second nature; same as 习惯成自然 |
| 习惯若自然 | xí guàn ruò zì rán | habit becomes nature (idiom); get used to something and it seems inevitable; second nature; same as 习惯成自然 |
| 听其自然 | tīng qí zì rán | to let things take their course; to take things as they come |
| 卧龙自然保护区 | Wò lóng zì rán bǎo hù qū | Wolong nature reserve in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan, home of the giant panda 大熊猫 |
| 自然之友 | Zì rán zhī Yǒu | Friends of Nature (Chinese environmental NGO) |
| 自然保护区 | zì rán bǎo hù qū | nature reserve |
| 自然史 | zì rán shǐ | natural history (i.e. botany and zoology) |
| 自然数集 | zì rán shù jí | natural numbers' sequence |
| 自然条件 | zì rán tiáo jiàn | natural conditions |
| 自然法 | zì rán fǎ | natural law |
| 自然现象 | zì rán xiàn xiàng | natural phenomenon |
| 自然界 | zì rán jiè | nature; the natural world |
| 自然疗法 | zì rán liáo fǎ | natural therapy |
| 自然神论 | zì rán shén lùn | deism, theological theory of God who does not interfere in the Universe |
| 自然科学基金会 | zì rán kē xué jī jīn huì | natural science fund |
| 自然语言 | zì rán yǔ yán | natural language |
| 自然资源 | zì rán zī yuán | natural resource |
| 自然铜 | zì rán tóng | natural copper; chalcopyrite; copper iron sulfide CuFeS2 |
| 自然风光 | zì rán fēng guāng | nature and scenery |
| 船到桥头自然直 | chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí | When the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current (俗话 common saying). fig. Everything will be all right.; cf couplet 車到山前必有路,车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直 |
车到山前必有路，
船到桥头自然直 | chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù ,
chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí | When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through and when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current (common saying); fig. Everything will turn out for the best.; Let's worry about it when it happens.; It will be all right on the night. |
| 非自然 | fēi zì rán | unnatural; occult |
| 顺其自然 | shùn qí zì rán | to let nature take its course (idiom) |
