Word: 自己 (zìjǐ)

自己 dictionary entry

zìjǐ: oneself

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丈八的灯台，照见人家，照不见自己

zhàng bā de dēngtái, zhàojiàn rénjiā, zhào bújiàn zìjǐ

a sixteen-foot lamp stand: lights others but not itself
上半夜想想人家，下半夜想想自己

shàngbànyè xiǎngxiǎng rénjiā, xiàbànyè xiǎngxiǎng zìjǐ

in the first half of the night think about others, in the second half think about yourself
不能忘记自己的初衷。

Bùnéng wàngjì zìjǐ de chūzhōng.

You shouldn't forget your original intentions.
不要低估自己的实力。

Búyào dīgū zìjǐ de shílì.

Don't underestimate your own strength.
不要强迫自己做不喜欢的事情。

Búyào qiǎngpò zìjǐ zuò bù xǐhuan de shìqing.

Don't force yourself to do things that you don't like.
不要紧，我自己来吧。

Búyàojǐn, wǒ zìjǐ lái ba.

Never mind, I'll do it myself.
不要自己一个人走回家。

Búyào zìjǐ yí gè rén zǒu huíjiā.

Don't walk home alone.
与人方便，自己方便

yǔrénfāngbiàn, zìjǐ fāngbiàn

give others convenience and you have convenience yourself
中松为自己的愚蠢问题苦笑。

Zhōng sōng wèi zìjǐ de yúchǔn wèntí kǔxiào.

Nakamatsu smiled bitterly at his own stupid question.
为了保护自己，我们只好说谎。

Wèile bǎohù zìjǐ, wǒmen zhǐhǎo shuōhuǎng.

To defend ourselves, we had to tell a lie.
为什么你要试图隐藏自己的情感？

Wèishénme nǐ yào shìtú yǐncáng zìjǐ de qínggǎn?

Why are you trying to hide your feelings?
为别人掘陷阱，掉下去的是自己

wèi biéren jué xiànjǐng, diào xiàqù de shì zìjǐ

dig a pit for others, and it is yourself who falls in
乌鸦趴在猪身上，只看见猪黑，看不见自己黑

wūyā pā zài zhū shēnshang, zhǐ kànjiàn zhū hēi, kànbújiàn zìjǐ hēi

a crow perched on a pig: sees only that the pig is black, not that it is black itself
五年以后，我会有自己的房子。

Wǔ nián yǐhòu, wǒ huì yǒu zìjǐ de fángzi.

In five years I will have my own house.
人人都有自己的喜怒哀乐。

Rénrén dōu yǒu zìjǐ de xǐnù'āilè.

Everyone has their own joys, anger and sorrows.
人们希望炼丹能让自己长生不老。

Rénmen xīwàng liàndān néng ràng zìjǐ chángshēngbùlǎo.

People hoped that making elixirs would let them live forever.
人们相信鲸有他们自己的语言。

Rénmen xiāngxìn jīng yǒu tāmen zìjǐ de yǔyán.

It is believed that whales have their own language.
人应该做自己命运的主宰。

Rén yīnggāi zuò zìjǐ mìngyùn de zhǔzǎi.

People should be the masters of their own fate.
人要为自己的行为负责。

Rén yào wèi zìjǐ de xíngwéi fùzé.

One must be responsible for one's conduct.
他一直在筹划自己开一家小饭馆。

Tā yìzhí zài chóuhuà zìjǐ kāi yìjiā xiǎofànguǎn.

He has been planning to open a small restaurant of his own.
他一直在谋划自己的退休生活。

Tā yìzhí zài móuhuà zìjǐ de tuìxiū shēnghuó.

He has been scheming out his retirement life.
他不太会表述自己的想法。

Tā bú tài huì biǎoshù zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ.

He is not very good at expressing his thoughts.
他不愿披露自己的收入。

Tā bú yuàn pīlù zìjǐ de shōurù.

He is unwilling to make his income public.
他不知道自己需要带眼镜。

Tā bù zhīdào zìjǐ xūyào dài yǎnjìng.

He didn't know he needed glasses.
他为了钱抛弃自己的原则。

Tā wèile qián pāoqì zìjǐ de yuánzé.

He sold his principles for money.
他为自己的女儿感到骄傲。

Tā wèi zìjǐ de nǚ'ér gǎndào jiāo'ào.

He was proud of his daughter.
他为自己的孩子能做的都做了。

Tā wèi zìjǐ de háizi néng zuò de dōu zuòle.

He did everything he could for his child.
他为自己的行为感到非常羞耻。

Tā wèi zìjǐ de xíngwéi gǎndào fēicháng xiūchǐ.

He is very much ashamed of having behaved so badly.
他从小就仰望着自己的哥哥。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù yǎngwàngzhe zìjǐ de gēge.

Ever since he was little, he has looked up to his older brother.
他以为自己很了不起。

Tā yǐwéi zìjǐ hěn liǎobùqǐ.

He thinks he's so great.
他们有他们自己的文化。

Tāmen yǒu tāmen zìjǐ de wénhuà.

They had a culture of their own.
他们有他们自己的问题。

Tāmen yǒu tāmen zìjǐ de wèntí.

They have their own troubles.
他们甚至没办法写自己的名字。

Tāmen shènzhì méi bànfǎ xiě zìjǐ de míngzi.

They didn't even know how to write their own names.
他们用枪武装自己。

Tāmen yòng qiāng wǔzhuāng zìjǐ.

They armed themselves with guns.
他们自己也很忙碌。

Tāmen zìjǐ yě hěn mánglù.

They're pretty busy themselves.
他们认为自己是幸运的。

Tāmen rènwéi zìjǐ shì xìngyùn de.

They consider themselves fortunate.
他们让自己闲不下来。

Tāmen ràng zìjǐ xián bú xiàlai.

They kept themselves busy.
他会最终毁了自己的。

Tā huì zuìzhōng huǐle zìjǐ de.

He will eventually ruin himself.
他似乎对自己的状况不满意。

Tā sìhū duì zìjǐ de zhuàngkuàng bù mǎnyì.

He does not seem pleased with his condition.
他做饭的时候伤到了自己。

Tā zuòfàn de shíhou shāng dàole zìjǐ.

He injured himself whilst cooking.
他像自己的母亲。

Tā xiàng zìjǐ de mǔqīn.

She's like her mum.
他再次重申自己不会辞职。

Tā zàicì chóngshēn zìjǐ búhuì cízhí.

He reaffirmed once again that he would not resign.
他决定把公司转让给自己的儿子。

Tā juédìng bǎ gōngsī zhuǎnràng gěi zìjǐ de érzi.

He decided to transfer the company to his son.
他决定捐出自己的器官。

Tā juédìng juān chū zìjǐ de qìguān.

He decided to donate his organs.
他到处宣扬自己的功劳。

Tā dàochù xuānyáng zìjǐ de gōngláo.

He goes around boasting about his own achievements.
他到处宣扬自己的成绩。

Tā dàochù xuānyáng zìjǐ de chéngjì.

He publicizes his achievements everywhere he goes.
他刷新了自己的跑步纪录。

Tā shuāxīnle zìjǐ de pǎobù jìlù.

He broke his own running record.
他努力压制自己的笑声。

Tā nǔlì yāzhì zìjǐ de xiàoshēng.

He tried hard to stifle his laughter.
他勇于承认自己的错误。

Tā yǒngyú chéngrèn zìjǐ de cuòwù.

He is brave enough to admit his own mistakes.
他及时修正了自己的看法。

Tā jíshí xiūzhèng le zìjǐ de kànfǎ.

He promptly revised his own view.
他发现自己错了。

Tā fāxiàn zìjǐ cuòle.

He saw that he was wrong.
他只顾自己的利益。

Tā zhǐgù zìjǐ de lìyì.

All he thinks about is himself.
他叫自己的妻子不要冲动购物。

Tā jiào zìjǐ de qīzi búyào chōngdòng gòuwù.

He told his wife not to buy on impulse.
他可以为自己的父亲而骄傲。

Tā kěyǐ wèi zìjǐ de fùqīn ér jiāo'ào.

He can be proud of his father.
他吃了亏，才觉悟自己错了。

Tā chīle kuī, cái juéwù zìjǐ cuòle.

Only after he suffered a loss did he realize he was wrong.
他向警察交代了自己做的事。

Tā xiàng jǐngchá jiāodài le zìjǐ zuò de shì.

He confessed to the police what he had done.
他否认自己有同伙。

Tā fǒurèn zìjǐ yǒu tónghuǒ.

He denied having any accomplice.
他喜欢改装自己的摩托车。

Tā xǐhuan gǎizhuāng zìjǐ de mótuōchē.

He likes modifying his own motorcycle.
他在自己房里玩。

Tā zài zìjǐ fáng lǐ wán.

He is playing in his room.
他坐在地上，玩着自己的玩具。

Tā zuò zài dìshang, wánzhe zìjǐ de wánjù.

He sat down, playing with his own toys.
他坚决宣称自己是无辜的。

Tā jiānjué xuānchēng zìjǐ shì wúgū de.

He firmly asserted that he was innocent.
他坦言自己当时很害怕。

Tā tǎnyán zìjǐ dāngshí hěn hàipà.

He admitted frankly that he was very scared at the time.
他声明自己与此事无关。

Tā shēngmíng zìjǐ yǔ cǐshì wúguān.

He stated that he had nothing to do with the matter.
他对自己当年的话感到非常悔恨。

Tā duì zìjǐ dāngnián dehuà gǎndào fēicháng huǐhèn.

He felt deep remorse over what he had said back then.
他对自己很有自信。

Tā duì zìjǐ hěn yǒu zìxìn.

He has great confidence in himself.
他对自己没有多少信心。

Tā duì zìjǐ méiyǒu duōshǎo xìnxīn.

He has little confidence in himself.
他对自己的劳动成果很满意。

Tā duì zìjǐ de láodòng chéngguǒ hěn mǎnyì.

He was satisfied with the work he had done.
他对自己的孩子很严格。

Tā duì zìjǐ de háizi hěn yángé.

He was severe with his children.
他对自己的未来有清楚的规划。

Tā duì zìjǐ de wèilái yǒu qīngchu de guīhuà.

He has a clear plan for his future.
他对自己缺乏自信。

Tā duì zìjǐ quēfá zìxìn.

He lacks self-confidence.
他希望日后能开一家自己的小店。

Tā xīwàng rìhòu néng kāi yìjiā zìjǐ de xiǎodiàn.

He hopes to open a little shop of his own someday.
他常常因他自己的笑话而笑。

Tā chángcháng yīn tā zìjǐ de xiàohua ér xiào.

He often laughs at his own jokes.
他幻想自己是个天才。

Tā huànxiǎng zìjǐ shì gè tiāncái.

He had the illusion that he was a genius.
他应该有权利去自己做决定。

Tā yīnggāi yǒu quánlì qù zìjǐ zuò juédìng.

He should have the right to decide for himself.
他应邀去电视台谈自己的工作。

Tā yìngyāo qù diànshìtái tán zìjǐ de gōngzuò.

He went to the TV station on invitation to talk about his work.
他开他自己的车。

Tā kāi tā zìjǐ de chē.

He drives his own car.
他很少反思自己的看法。

Tā hěn shǎo fǎnsī zìjǐ de kànfǎ.

He rarely reflects on his own views.
他很溺爱自己唯一的女儿。

Tā hěn nì'ài zìjǐ wéiyī de nǚ'ér.

He dotes on his only daughter.
他很难掩饰对自己成功的骄傲。

Tā hěn nán yǎnshì duì zìjǐ chénggōng de jiāo'ào.

It was difficult for him to hide his pride in his success.
他得意地说自己赢了。

Tā déyì de shuō zìjǐ yíngle.

He said, pleased with himself, that he had won.
他怕自己一辈子一事无成。

Tā pà zìjǐ yíbèizi yíshìwúchéng.

He's afraid he'll achieve nothing his whole life.
他怕自己的影子。

Tā pà zìjǐ de yǐngzi.

He is afraid of his own shadow.
他总爱夸耀自己的成绩。

Tā zǒng ài kuāyào zìjǐ de chéngjì.

He always likes to brag about his results.
他承认了自己的错误。

Tā chéngrènle zìjǐ de cuòwù.

He admitted his mistakes.
他把自己当成了这里的主人。

Tā bǎ zìjǐ dàngchéngle zhèlǐ de zhǔrén.

He acted like he owned the place.
他把自己藏在门后面。

Tā bǎ zìjǐ cáng zài mén hòumian.

He hid himself behind the door.
他把自己锁在房间里，不让人进去！

Tā bǎ zìjǐ suǒ zài fángjiān lǐ, búràng rén jìnqù!

He's locked himself in his room and won't let anyone in!
他捐了自己的干细胞。

Tā juānle zìjǐ de gànxìbāo.

He donated his own stem cells.
他敢于说出自己的想法。

Tā gǎnyú shuōchū zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ.

He has the courage to say what he thinks.
他早就知道自己不会赢。

Tā zǎojiù zhīdào zìjǐ búhuì yíng.

He knew he could not win.
他时时提醒自己不要骄傲。

Tā shíshí tíxǐng zìjǐ búyào jiāo'ào.

He constantly reminds himself not to be arrogant.
他有一栋自己的房子。

Tā yǒu yí dòng zìjǐ de fángzi.

He has a house of his own.
他有他自己的做法。

Tā yǒu tā zìjǐ de zuòfǎ.

He would have his own way.
他有能耐，自己开了公司。

Tā yǒu néngnài, zìjǐ kāile gōngsī.

He's got real ability, and he started his own company.
他有自己的房间。

Tā yǒu zìjǐ de fángjiān.

He has his own room.
他标榜自己从不迟到。

Tā biāobǎng zìjǐ cóngbù chídào.

He boasts that he is never late.
他梦想复兴自己的家乡。

Tā mèngxiǎng fùxīng zìjǐ de jiāxiāng.

He dreams of rejuvenating his hometown.
他正在筹划自己的生日聚会。

Tā zhèngzài chóuhuà zìjǐ de shēngrì jùhuì.

He is planning his own birthday party.
他每天睡前都会反省自己。

Tā měitiān shuì qián dōu huì fǎnxǐng zìjǐ.

He reflects on himself every night before bed.
他没有为自己的错误辩护。

Tā méiyǒu wèi zìjǐ de cuòwù biànhù.

He did not speak in defense of his own mistake.