自我

zìwǒ

noun HSK 6 #1,429

Meanings

Self + I - the self, one's ego.

HSK 3

请先做一下自我介绍。

Qǐng xiān zuò yíxià zìwǒ jièshào.

Please start with a self-introduction.

HSK 4

他总是活在自我的世界里。

Tā zǒngshì huó zài zìwǒ de shìjiè lǐ.

He always lives in his own world.

HSK 5

自我批评有助于进步。

Zìwǒ pīpíng yǒuzhùyú jìnbù.

Self-criticism helps one improve.

usage

自我 is very productive as a prefix: 自我介绍 (self-introduction), 自我批评 (self-criticism), 自我保护 (self-protection), 自我管理 (self-management).

自 zì

我 wǒ