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己

jǐ

self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem

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Tone
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Example sentences

  • 自己做!

    Zì jǐ zuò

    Do it yourself!

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  • 他自己进去。

    Tā zì jǐ jìn qù

    He went in by himself.

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  • 我自己做的。

    Wǒ zì jǐ zuò de

    I made it myself.

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  • 做自己就好。

    Zuò zì jǐ jiù hǎo

    Just be yourself.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 己

  • 自己zì jǐ 4–3 oneself; one's own
  • 各抒己见gè shū jǐ jiàn 4–1–3–4everyone gives their own view
  • 知己zhī jǐ 1–3 to know oneself; to be intimate or close; intimate friend
  • 身不由己shēn bù yóu jǐ 1–4–2–3without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary; not of one's own volition; in spite of oneself
  • 损人利己sǔn rén lì jǐ 3–2–4–3harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others