我自己
Wǒ zìjǐ
In Chinese, 'myself' is translated as 我自己 (Wǒ zìjǐ).
It is often used to emphasize that an action was performed without help from others.
Meaning: me, reflexive form of me (pron)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 我 (I/me) and 自己, which literally means 'self' or 'oneself'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Cantonese, the term for 'myself' is 我自己 (ngo5 zi6 gei2).
How does it change in a sentence?
To say 'myself', you combine the first-person pronoun 我 (I/me) with 自己 (self).
How do you pronounce it?
Wǒ zìjǐ
Did you know?
- The character 自 (zì) in 我自己 originally depicted a nose in ancient oracle bone script, as people in ancient China pointed to their noses to refer to themselves.
- While 我自己 means 'myself', the word 自己 can be used as a noun to describe a close friend or a member of one's own inner circle, essentially meaning 'one of us'.
- In formal writing, you might see 本人 (běnrén) used instead of 我自己 to mean 'myself' or 'the undersigned', which sounds much more professional.
Examples in context
- 我自己写了它。I wrote it myself.This example shows how to use 我自己 to indicate you performed an action personally.Tatoeba #5978325 by verdastelo9604, translation #2549130 by CK
- 我不想談我自己。I don't want to talk about myself.This example shows how to use 我自己 as the object of a sentence.Tatoeba #6325115 by verdastelo9604, translation #3010249 by CK
- 我自己做了决定。I made the decision by myself.This example shows how to use 我自己 to indicate performing a task without help.Tatoeba #8936278 by crescat, translation #7476894 by CK
- 本人对此事负有全责。I take full responsibility for this matter.
- 请给本人一点时间考虑。Please give me some time to consider.
- 我自己会解决的。I'll solve it myself.
- 这是我自己的选择。This is my own choice.
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Example conversation
A cafe where Junjie and Xiaowen are discussing a DIY project.
- 俊杰 Junjie這個家具是我自己組裝的。Zhège jiājù shì wǒ zìjǐ zǔzhuāng de.I assembled this furniture myself.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen你真的很厲害！Nǐ zhēn de hěn lìhài!You are really amazing!
- 俊杰 Junjie謝謝，我自己學了一點技術。Xièxiè, wǒ zìjǐ xuéle yìdiǎn jìshù.Thanks, I learned some techniques myself.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen我也想學學看。Wǒ yě xiǎng xué xué kàn.I want to try learning it too.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
