Meaning of zì zhǎo:
zì zhǎo
自找
Verb
to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions; you asked for it; to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant)
Rúguǒ nǐ bù tīng jiànyì, nà jiù shì zài zì zhǎo máfan.
如果你不听建议，那就是在自找麻烦。
If you don't take advice, you are asking for trouble.
Zhè shì tā de wèntí, yīnwèi tā shì zì zhǎo de.
这是他的问题，因为他是自找的。
This is his problem because he asked for it.
Tā shēngbìng shì yīnwèi tā zì zhǎo de, shéi ràng tā bù chuān wàitào ne?
他生病是因为他自找的，谁让他不穿外套呢？
He got sick because he brought it on himself; who told him not to wear a coat?
