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自己

zì jǐ
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 2 Pronoun Very common

Definitions

  1. 1. oneself
  2. 2. one's own

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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别人
bié ren

other people; others; other person

“自己”指本人，“别人”指其他人。

Register variants

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本人
běn rén

I; me; myself

“自己”用于口语和一般场合，“本人”更正式，用于书面或法律语境。

Synonyms

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自身
zì shēn

itself

两者都指代自己，但“自身”更正式，常用于书面语。

Usage notes

Collocations

“自己” is often used after personal pronouns (e.g., “我自己”) to emphasize ‘oneself’, but after nouns it can mean ‘own’ (e.g., “自己的事情”).

Grammar

Guides that feature 自己

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The Reflexive Pronoun 自己

Learn The Reflexive Pronoun 自己 with practical HSK 2 examples, focus vocabulary, common pitfalls, and targeted cloze practice.

Reading: zì jǐ Open guide

Example Sentences

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他 自己 解决了这个问题。
He solved the problem himself.
每个人都有 自己 独特的世界观。
Everyone has their own unique worldview.
他宣称 自己 没有做错任何事。
He asserted that he had done nothing wrong.
你知不知道 自己 的生肖是什么？
Do you know what your Chinese zodiac animal is?
他觉得 自己 很无能，什么都做不好。
He feels very incompetent and cannot do anything well.

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Words Containing 自己

做自己
zuò zì jǐ

to be oneself

回家吃自己
huí jiā chī zì jǐ

to be fired

威福自己
wēi fú zì jǐ

to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)

搬石头砸自己的脚
bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo

to move a stone and stub one's toe

搬起石头砸自己的脚
bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo

to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)

自己人
zì jǐ rén

those on our side

自己动手
zì jǐ dòng shǒu

to do (sth) oneself

与人方便，自己方便
yǔ rén fāng biàn , zì jǐ fāng biàn

Help others, and others may help you (idiom).

金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝
jīn wō yín wō bù rú zì jǐ de gǒu wō

there's no place like home (idiom)

Child Words of 自己

自
zì

self

己
jǐ

self