自己 zì jǐ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ zi6 gei2 HSK 2 基礎級 · Level 2
- oneself; (attributive) one's own
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自
- 来自 來自 lái zì ㄌㄞˊ ㄗˋ loi4 zi6 to come from (a place)
- 出自 chū zì ㄔㄨ ㄗˋ ceot1 zi6 to come from
- 各自 gè zì ㄍㄜˋ ㄗˋ gok3 zi6 each
- 擅自 shàn zì ㄕㄢˋ ㄗˋ sin6 zi6 without permission
- 独自 獨自 dú zì ㄉㄨˊ ㄗˋ duk6 zi6 alone
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- 私自 sī zì ㄙ ㄗˋ si1 zi6 private; personal
- 自主 zì zhǔ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ zi6 zyu2 to act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs
- 自信 zì xìn ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ zi6 seon3 to have confidence in oneself
- 自传 自傳 zì zhuàn ㄗˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ zi6 zyun6 autobiography
- 自制 zì zhì ㄗˋ ㄓˋ zi6 zai3 to maintain self-control
- 自助 zì zhù ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˋ zi6 zo6 self-service
- 自动 自動 zì dòng ㄗˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ zi6 dung6 automatic
- 自卑 zì bēi ㄗˋ ㄅㄟ zi6 bei1 to have low self-esteem
- 自在 zì zai ㄗˋ ˙ㄗㄞ zi6 zoi6 comfortable; at ease
- 自如 zì rú ㄗˋ ㄖㄨˊ zi6 jyu4 unobstructed
- 自学 自學 zì xué ㄗˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ zi6 hok6 self-study
- 自尊 zì zūn ㄗˋ ㄗㄨㄣ zi6 zyun1 self-respect
- 自从 自從 zì cóng ㄗˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ zi6 cung4 since (a time)
- 自我 zì wǒ ㄗˋ ㄨㄛˇ zi6 ngo5 the self; oneself; self-
- 自杀 自殺 zì shā ㄗˋ ㄕㄚ zi6 saat3 to kill oneself
己
- 知己 zhī jǐ ㄓ ㄐㄧˇ zi1 gei2 to know oneself
- 损人利己 損人利己 sǔn rén lì jǐ ㄙㄨㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧˇ syun2 jan4 lei6 gei2 harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others
- 身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ ㄕㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˇ san1 bat1 jau4 gei2 (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
- 一己 yī jǐ ㄧ ㄐㄧˇ jat1 gei2 oneself
- 克己 kè jǐ ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧˇ hak1 gei2 self-restraint
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- 利己 lì jǐ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧˇ lei6 gei2 personal profit
- 妲己 Dá jǐ ㄉㄚˊ ㄐㄧˇ daat3 gei2 Daji (c. 11th century BC), concubine of the last Shang dynasty king Zhou Xin 纣辛
- 小己 xiǎo jǐ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧˇ siu2 gei2 an individual
- 己丑 jǐ chǒu ㄐㄧˇ ㄔㄡˇ gei2 cau2 twenty-sixth year F2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2009 or 2069
- 己亥 jǐ hài ㄐㄧˇ ㄏㄞˋ gei2 hoi6 thirty-sixth year F12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1959 or 2019
- 己卯 jǐ mǎo ㄐㄧˇ ㄇㄠˇ gei2 maau5 sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059
- 己巳 jǐ sì ㄐㄧˇ ㄙˋ gei2 zi6 sixth year F6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1989 or 2049
- 己方 jǐ fāng ㄐㄧˇ ㄈㄤ gei2 fong1 our side
- 己未 jǐ wèi ㄐㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ gei2 mei6 fifty-sixth year F8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1979 or 2039
- 己糖 jǐ táng ㄐㄧˇ ㄊㄤˊ gei2 tong4 hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖
- 己见 己見 jǐ jiàn ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gei2 gin3 one's own viewpoint
- 己酉 jǐ yǒu ㄐㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ gei2 jau5 forty-sixth year F10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1969 or 2029
- 舍己 捨己 shě jǐ ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧˇ se2 gei2 selfless
- 梯己 tī ji ㄊㄧ ˙ㄐㄧ tai2 gei2 intimate
- 异己 異己 yì jǐ ㄧˋ ㄐㄧˇ ji6 gei2 dissident
Idioms with these characters
- 安闲自得 安閑自得 ān xián zì dé ㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄉㄜˊ on1 haan4 zi6 dak1 feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)
- 安闲自在 安閑自在 ān xián zì zai ㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ˙ㄗㄞ on1 haan4 zi6 zoi6 leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
- 悲不自胜 悲不自勝 bēi bù zì shèng ㄅㄟ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄕㄥˋ bei1 bat1 zi6 sing3 unable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought
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- 卑以自牧 bēi yǐ zì mù ㄅㄟ ㄧˇ ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˋ bei1 ji5 zi6 muk6 (idiom) to conduct oneself humbly; modest
- 敝帚自珍 bì zhǒu zì zhēn ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄡˇ ㄗˋ ㄓㄣ bai6 zau2 zi6 zan1 to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own
- 不敢自专 不敢自專 bù gǎn zì zhuān ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢˇ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨㄢ bat1 gam2 zi6 zyun1 not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
- 不言自明 bù yán zì míng ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ bat1 jin4 zi6 ming4 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
- 不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ bat1 jau4 zi6 zyu2 (idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
- 不自量力 bù zì liàng lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 zi6 loeng6 lik6 (idiom) to overestimate one's capabilities
- 出自肺腑 chū zì fèi fǔ ㄔㄨ ㄗˋ ㄈㄟˋ ㄈㄨˇ ceot1 zi6 fai3 fu2 from the bottom of one's heart (idiom)
- 安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ ㄢ ㄈㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧˇ on1 fan6 sau2 gei2 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
- 奉公克己 fèng gōng kè jǐ ㄈㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧˇ fung6 gung1 hak1 gei2 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
- 各持己见 各持己見 gè chí jǐ jiàn ㄍㄜˋ ㄔˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gok3 ci4 gei2 gin3 each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
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- 各执己见 各執己見 gè zhí jǐ jiàn ㄍㄜˋ ㄓˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gok3 zap1 gei2 gin3 each sticks to his own view (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf
- 据为己有 據為己有 jù wéi jǐ yǒu ㄐㄩˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ geoi3 wai4 gei2 jau5 (idiom) to illegally take possession of; to appropriate
- 克己奉公 kè jǐ fèng gōng ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄈㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ hak1 gei2 fung6 gung1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
- 克己复礼 克己復禮 kè jǐ fù lǐ ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ hak1 gei2 fuk6 lai5 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
- 舍己救人 捨己救人 shě jǐ jiù rén ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ se2 gei2 gau3 jan4 to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people
- 舍己为公 捨己為公 shě jǐ wèi gōng ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄥ se2 gei2 wai6 gung1 to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically
- 舍己为人 捨己為人 shě jǐ wèi rén ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ se2 gei2 wai6 jan4 to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people
Example sentences
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自己 做 ！
Do it yourself!
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忠于 忠於 自己 。
Be true to yourself.
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我 想 自己 做 。
I want to do it myself.
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照顾 照顧 好 自己 。
Take care.
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我 自己 做 的 。
I made it myself.
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