一己

yījǐ
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

Bùyào wèi yījǐ zhī lì sǔnhài jítǐ.
Don't damage the collective for your own personal gain.
Zhè jiàn shì dān píng yījǐ zhī lì zuò bù chéng.
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 (one's own strength), 一己 (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 = 一个自己力量 ('one person's own strength').

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