自责

自責

zìzé

verb HSK 7-9 #6,301

Meanings

1 to blame oneself
2 to feel guilty
3 self-reproach

Characters

to blame; responsibility

Examples

HSK 1

不要太自责了。

Búyào tài zìzé le.

Don't blame yourself too much.

HSK 3

他一直在自责。

Tā yìzhí zài zìzé.

He has been blaming himself the whole time.

Tips

memory

自 (self) + 责 (blame/responsibility) = to blame oneself. The structure mirrors English 'self-blame'.

Stroke Order

自 zì

责 zé