一己

yījǐ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 oneself alone
  2. 2 one's own self / individual

Examples

HSK 7-9
Bùyào wèi yījǐ zhī lì sǔnhài jítǐ.
Don't damage the collective for your own personal gain.
HSK 7-9
Zhè jiàn shì dān píng yījǐ zhī lì zuò bùchéng.
This matter can't be accomplished by one person's strength alone.

Tips

register
Literary/formal. Almost always appears in fixed patterns with : 一己之力 (one's own strength), 一己之利 (personal gain), 一己之私 (personal selfishness). In everyday speech use 自己 (zìjǐ) instead.
grammar
The here is a classical genitive particle equivalent to modern - so 一己之力 = 一个人自己的力量 ('one person's own strength').

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