自己

zìjǐ

pronoun HSK 2 #73

Meanings

1 oneself; one's own

Characters

Examples

这是我自己做的。

Zhè shì wǒ zìjǐ zuò de.

I made this myself.

你要相信自己。

Nǐ yào xiāngxìn zìjǐ.

You should believe in yourself.

自己的事情自己做。

Zìjǐ de shìqing zìjǐ zuò.

Do your own things yourself.

Tips

grammar

自己 is placed after a pronoun to mean "-self": 我自己 (myself), 你自己 (yourself), 他自己 (himself). It can also stand alone: 自己来 (do it yourself/help yourself).

Stroke Order

自 zì

己 jǐ