Word: 自己 (zìjǐ)

他没有意识到自己有危险。

Tā méiyǒu yìshí dào zìjǐ yǒu wēixiǎn.

He was not aware of the danger.

他爱在朋友面前夸自己。

Tā ài zài péngyou miànqián kuā zìjǐ.

He likes to boast about himself in front of his friends.

他现在在自己尝试。

Tā xiànzài zài zìjǐ chángshì.

He's trying it himself now.

他理直气壮地说出了自己的想法。

Tā lǐzhíqìzhuàng de shuōchūle zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ.

He confidently stated his views with the courage of his convictions.

他用行动显示了自己的决心。

Tāyòng xíngdòng xiǎnshìle zìjǐ de juéxīn.

He demonstrated his determination through his actions.

他的儿子连自己的名字也不会写。

Tā de érzi lián zìjǐ de míngzi yě búhuì xiě.

His son cannot so much as write his own name.

他知道自己的车在哪里。

Tā zhīdào zìjǐ de chē zài nǎlǐ.

He knew where his car was.

他竟忘了自己的生日。

Tā jìng wàngle zìjǐ de shēngrì.

He actually forgot his own birthday.

他竭力掩饰自己的紧张。

Tā jiélì yǎnshì zìjǐ de jǐnzhāng.

He did his best to hide his nervousness.

他笑着掩盖了自己的紧张。

Tā xiàozhe yǎngàile zìjǐ de jǐnzhāng.

He smiled to conceal his nervousness.

他终于说出了自己的心声。

Tā zhōngyú shuōchūle zìjǐ de xīnshēng.

He finally spoke his true feelings.

他终于达到了自己的目标。

Tā zhōngyú dádàole zìjǐ de mùbiāo.

Finally, he attained his goal.

他终会毁了自己的。

Tā zhōng huì huǐle zìjǐ de.

He will eventually ruin himself.

他给自己买了一只狗。

Tā gěi zìjǐ mǎile yìzhī gǒu.

He bought himself a dog.

他给自己投了保险。

Tā gěi zìjǐ tóule bǎoxiǎn.

He insured himself.

他给自己泡了杯茶。

Tā gěi zìjǐ pàole bēi chá.

He fixed himself a cup of tea.

他给自己盖了一栋新房子。

Tā gěi zìjǐ gàile yí dòng xīn fángzi.

He built a new house for himself.

他自己不是光。

Tā zìjǐ bú shì guāng.

He himself was not the light.

他自己创造了一种语言。

Tā zìjǐ chuàngzàole yìzhǒng yǔyán.

He created a language himself.

他自己画这幅画的吗？

Tā zìjǐ huà zhè fú huà de ma?

Did he draw this picture by himself?

他自己的生存现在更重要了。

Tā zìjǐ de shēngcún xiànzài gèng zhòngyàole.

His own survival is more important now.

他自己进去。

Tā zìjǐ jìnqù.

He went in by himself.

他自认为他自己是个伟大的诗人。

Tā zì rènwéi tā zìjǐ shì gè wěidà de shīrén.

He thinks himself a great poet.

他表明自己是一个理想的丈夫。

Tā biǎomíng zìjǐ shì yí gè lǐxiǎng de zhàngfu.

He's making it clear that he's an ideal husband.

他觉得自己病了。

Tā juéde zìjǐ bìng le.

He fancies himself ill.

他认为他自己够迷人的了。

Tā rènwéi tā zìjǐ gòu mírén de le.

He thought of himself as being charming enough.

他说自己是被同事诬陷的。

Tā shuō zìjǐ shì bèi tóngshì wūxiàn de.

He said he was framed by a colleague.

他请了一位律师为自己辩护。

Tā qǐngle yí wèi lǜshī wèi zìjǐ biànhù.

He hired a lawyer to plead his case.

他起诉那家杂志诽谤自己。

Tā qǐsù nà jiā zázhì fěibàng zìjǐ.

He sued the magazine for libeling him.

他进了自己房间。

Tā jìnle zìjǐ fángjiān.

He entered his room.

他连自己的名字也不会写。

Tā lián zìjǐ de míngzi yě búhuì xiě.

He cannot so much as write his own name.

他靠自己的学识找到了好工作。

Tā kào zìjǐ de xuéshí zhǎodàole hǎo gōngzuò.

He found a good job thanks to his scholarly knowledge.

伸嘴舔月亮，不知道自己的舌头长短

shēn zuǐ tiǎn yuèliang, bù zhīdào zìjǐ de shétou chángduǎn

sticking out one's mouth to lick the moon: not knowing how long one's tongue is

你不庆幸自己没有错过那班车吗？

Nǐ bú qìngxìng zìjǐ méiyǒu cuòguò nà bānchē ma?

Aren't you glad you didn't miss that bus?

你不必什么都非得自己来。

Nǐ búbì shénme dōu fēiděi zìjǐ lái.

You shouldn't try to do everything by yourself.

你不用再为自己的错误辩解了。

Nǐ búyòng zài wèi zìjǐ de cuòwù biànjiěle.

You don't need to justify your mistake anymore.

你们应该自己做。

Nǐmen yīnggāi zìjǐ zuò.

You should've done that by yourselves.

你们自己吃蛋糕。

Nǐmen zìjǐ chī dàngāo.

Please help yourself to the cake.

你可以把这个保留给自己。

Nǐ kěyǐ bǎ zhège bǎoliú gěi zìjǐ.

You can keep this one for yourself.

你喜欢哪个，自己拣一个吧。

Nǐ xǐhuan nǎge, zìjǐ jiǎn yí gè ba.

Whichever you like, choose one yourself.

你在自己的家里开心吗？

Nǐ zài zìjǐ de jiālǐ kāixīn ma?

Are you happy at your own home?

你家的春联是自己写的吗？

Nǐ jiā de chūnlián shì zìjǐ xiě de ma?

Did you write your family's Spring Festival couplets yourself?

你对自己没有足够的信心。

Nǐ duì zìjǐ méiyǒu zúgòu de xìnxīn.

You don't have enough faith in yourself.

你应该为你自己感到羞耻。

Nǐ yīnggāi wèi nǐ zìjǐ gǎndào xiūchǐ.

You ought to be ashamed of yourself.

你应该发扬自己的优点。

Nǐ yīnggāi fāyáng zìjǐ de yōudiǎn.

You should make full use of your strengths.

你应该学习控制自己的情绪。

Nǐ yīnggāi xuéxí kòngzhì zìjǐ de qíngxù.

You should learn to restrain yourself.

你应该学会接纳自己的缺点。

Nǐ yīnggāi xuéhuì jiēnà zìjǐ de quēdiǎn.

You should learn to accept your own flaws.

你应该学会控制自己的情绪。

Nǐ yīnggāi xuéhuì kòngzhì zìjǐ de qíngxù.

You should learn to control your emotions.

你应该承认自己的失败。

Nǐ yīnggāi chéngrèn zìjǐ de shībài.

You should acknowledge your failure.

你应该自己做。

Nǐ yīnggāi zìjǐ zuò.

You must do it yourself.

你应该自己跟老师说。

Nǐ yīnggāi zìjǐ gēn lǎoshī shuō.

You should talk to the teacher yourself.

你应该试试自己种植食物。

Nǐ yīnggāi shì shì zìjǐ zhòngzhí shíwù.

You should try growing your own food.

你必须为自己的行为负责。

Nǐ bìxū wèi zìjǐ de xíngwéi fùzé.

You must account for your conduct.

你必须控制自己。

Nǐ bìxū kòngzhì zìjǐ.

You must control yourself.

你必须正视自己的错误。

Nǐ bìxū zhèngshì zìjǐ de cuòwù.

You must face up to your own mistakes.

你必须自己去国外。

Nǐ bìxū zìjǐ qù guówài.

You must go to a foreign country for yourself.

你忙，我自己干也行。

Nǐ máng, wǒ zìjǐ gàn yě xíng.

You are busy; I can do it myself.

你怎么知道自己中奖了？

Nǐ zěnme zhīdào zìjǐ zhòngjiǎng le?

How do you know you've won a prize?

你想创办自己的公司吗？

Nǐ xiǎng chuàngbàn zìjǐ de gōngsī ma?

Do you want to start your own company?

你想看电影就自己去嘛。

Nǐ xiǎng kàn diànyǐng jiù zìjǐ qù ma.

If you want to see a film, just go and see one yourself.

你才是自己命运的主人。

Nǐ cái shì zìjǐ mìngyùn de zhǔrén.

You are the master of your own destiny.

你打算自己一人把它全部吃了吗？

Nǐ dǎsuàn zìjǐ yì rén bǎ tā quánbù chīle ma?

Did you plan to eat all of that yourself?

你是你自己最大的敌人。

Nǐ shì nǐ zìjǐ zuì dà de dírén.

You're your own worst enemy.

你有本事就自己试一试！

Nǐ yǒu běnshi jiù zìjǐ shìyíshì!

If you're so capable, try it yourself!

你有没有反思过自己的做法？

Nǐ yǒuméiyǒu fǎnsīguo zìjǐ de zuòfǎ?

Have you ever thought back over your own approach?

你有看过镜子里的自己吗？

Nǐ yǒu kànguo jìngzi lǐ de zìjǐ ma?

Have you seen yourself in the mirror?

你有自己喜欢的格言吗？

Nǐ yǒu zìjǐ xǐhuan de géyán ma?

Do you have a favorite maxim of your own?

你有自己的房子吗？

Nǐ yǒu zìjǐ de fángzi ma?

Do you have a house of your own?

你本来应该介绍自己的。

Nǐ běnlái yīnggāi jièshào zìjǐ de.

You should have introduced yourself.

你真是自己造了这栋房子吗？

Nǐ zhēnshi zìjǐ zàole zhè dòng fángzi ma?

Is it true that you built this house by yourself?

你知道自己的祖宗是哪里人吗？

Nǐ zhīdào zìjǐ de zǔzōng shì nǎlǐ rén ma?

Do you know where your ancestors came from?

你确定要自己做吗？

Nǐ quèdìng yào zìjǐ zuò ma?

Are you sure you want to do this by yourself?

你能用英语表达自己吗？

Nǐ néng yòng Yīngyǔ biǎodá zìjǐ ma?

Can you express yourself in English?

你自己小心，玩得开心点！

Nǐ zìjǐ xiǎoxīn, wán de kāixīn diǎn!

Take care of yourself, and have a good time!

你自己应该知道吧。

Nǐ zìjǐ yīnggāi zhīdào ba.

You must know yourself.

你自己拣一个喜欢的吧。

Nǐ zìjǐ jiǎn yí gè xǐhuan de ba.

Pick one you like yourself.

你自己拿蛋糕吃吧。

Nǐ zìjǐ ná dàngāo chī ba.

Please help yourself to the cake.

你自己的钱，想怎么用就怎么用。

Nǐ zìjǐ de qián, xiǎng zěnme yòng jiù zěnme yòng.

You are free to do as you please with your money.

你自己能做到吗？

Nǐ zìjǐ néng zuòdào ma?

Can you do that on your own?

你自己选择了这份工作，是吗？

Nǐ zìjǐ xuǎnzéle zhè fèn gōngzuò, shì ma?

You chose this job yourself, right?

你要为自己做的事负上责任。

Nǐ yào wèi zìjǐ zuò de shì fù shàng zérèn.

You will have to be responsible for what you've done.

你要为自己做过的事情负责。

Nǐ yào wèi zìjǐ zuòguo de shìqing fùzé.

You should be responsible for your actions.

你要做的只是照顾好你自己。

Nǐ yào zuò de zhǐshì zhàogu hǎo nǐ zìjǐ.

All you have to do is to take care of yourself.

你要先找准自己的定位。

Nǐ yào xiān zhǎo zhǔn zìjǐ de dìngwèi.

You first need to find your own position.

你要坚守自己的原则。

Nǐ yào jiānshǒu zìjǐ de yuánzé.

You must stick to your own principles.

你要学会遏制自己的坏脾气。

Nǐ yào xuéhuì èzhì zìjǐ de huàipíqì.

You need to learn to restrain your bad temper.

你要节制自己的脾气。

Nǐ yào jiézhì zìjǐ de píqi.

You need to keep your temper under control.

你认为我把自己当傻瓜？

Nǐ rènwéi wǒ bǎ zìjǐ dāng shǎguā?

Do you think I think of myself as an idiot?

你记得自己该买蜡烛吗？

Nǐ jìde zìjǐ gāi mǎi làzhú ma?

Did you remember that you were supposed to buy candles?

你说普通话不好的包括你自己。

Nǐ shuō pǔtōnghuà bù hǎo de bāokuò nǐ zìjǐ.

You yourself belong to this group of people that you're talking about - the one that doesn't speak standard Mandarin well.

俘虏被送回了自己的国家。

Fúlǔ bèi sòng huíle zìjǐ de guójiā.

The prisoners of war were sent back to their own country.

修车师傅有自己的行话。

Xiūchē shīfu yǒu zìjǐ de hánghuà.

Car mechanics have their own trade language.

做人要有自己的原则。

Zuòrén yào yǒu zìjǐ de yuánzé.

A person should have their own principles.

做自己就好。

Zuò zìjǐ jiù hǎo.

Just be yourself.

偶尔我会讨厌我自己。

Ǒu'ěr wǒ huì tǎoyàn wǒ zìjǐ.

I hate myself sometimes.

偷鸡摸狗，自己出丑

tōujīmōgǒu, zìjǐ chūchǒu

stealing chickens and filching dogs, you disgrace yourself

克己并不等于压抑自己。

Kèjǐ bìng bù děngyú yāyì zìjǐ.

Self-restraint doesn't mean suppressing yourself.

公司没有履行自己的义务。

Gōngsī méiyǒu lǚxíng zìjǐ de yìwù.

The company did not fulfil its obligations.

公民有权行使自己的权利。

Gōngmín yǒuquán xíngshǐ zìjǐ de quánlì.

Citizens have the right to exercise their rights.

公鸡总是在自己的粪堆上称雄

gōngjī zǒngshì zài zìjǐ de fènduī shang chēngxióng

a rooster always plays king on his own dung heap