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自己

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More information from; self; oneselffrom; self; oneself; since, 6th heavenly stem; self ...

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Pronoun

自己

  1. self; oneself
    逃離自己祖國逃离自己祖国   táolí zìjǐ de zǔguó   to flee one's home country
    維護自己權益维护自己权益   wéihù zìjǐ de quányì   to uphold one's rights and interests
    自己錯誤辯解 [MSC, trad.]
    自己错误辩解 [MSC, simp.]
    wèi zìjǐ de cuòwù biànjiě [Pinyin]
    to be on the defensive about one’s mistakes
    成為一個更好自己 [MSC, trad.]
    成为一个更好自己 [MSC, simp.]
    chéngwéi yīge gènghǎo de zìjǐ [Pinyin]
    to become a better person; to become a better version of oneself
    一個愚昧以為自己 [MSC, trad.]
    一个愚昧以为自己 [MSC, simp.]
    Yīge yúmèi de rén zǒng yǐwèi zìjǐ shì duì de. [Pinyin]
    Ignorant people always believe they are right.
    最終我們自己討厭樣子 [MSC, trad.]
    最终我们自己讨厌样子 [MSC, simp.]
    Zuìzhōng wǒmen dōu huó chéng le zìjǐ tǎoyàn de yàngzi. [Pinyin]
    In the end we all lived to become people we despised.
    自己 [Cantonese]   sik6 sei2 zi6 gei2 [Jyutping]   to "eat oneself to death" (endanger oneself with eating habits)

Usage notes

In Mandarin Chinese, 自己 (zìjǐ) is a reflexive pronoun. The antecedent it refers to can be inferred by context, which is generally the subject of the sentence.

Synonyms

Adverb

自己

  1. by oneself
    自己   Zìjǐ ná ba!   Help yourself!
    喝茶自己 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Yào hēchá zìjǐ dào a. [Pinyin]
    If you want some tea, help yourself.

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Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (自己):
  • Japanese: 自己(じこ) (jiko)
  • Korean: 자기(自己) (jagi)
  • Vietnamese: tự kỷ (自己)
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Japanese

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Pronunciation

Noun

()() (jiko) 

  1. self; oneself

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 他己(たこ) (tako)

Compounds

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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Korean

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Noun

自己 (jagi) (hangeul 자기)

  1. hanja form? of 자기 (oneself)

Vietnamese

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Adjective

自己

  1. chữ Hán form of tự kỉ (autistic; introverted)

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