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自己

zì jǐ
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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自己 做！
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10533274)
你應該為你 自己 感到羞恥。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 907260)
瑪麗給 自己 買了個顯微鏡。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10305836)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 自己

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)

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)

回家吃自己
huí jiā chī zì jǐ

to be fired

自己人
zì jǐ rén

those on our side

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

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

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

自己动手
zì jǐ dòng shǒu

to do (sth) oneself

做自己
zuò zì jǐ

to be oneself

威福自己
wēi fú zì jǐ

to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)

Child Words of 自己

自
zì

self

己
jǐ

self