qīnzì

亲自

HSK 3Word · AdverbTraditional親自

personally; in person; oneself

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

adverb

personally; in person; oneself

neutral

Emphasizes that the action is done by the person themselves without delegation, often highlighting sincerity, importance, or responsibility.

Zǒng总
jīng经
lǐ理
jiāng将
qīn亲
zì自
zhǔ主
chí持
huì会
yì议
 。

The general manager will personally chair the meeting.

Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
 ,
nǐ你
zuì最
hǎo好
qīn亲
zì自
qù去
yī一
tàng趟
 。

This matter is very important; you'd better go in person.

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Kù库
fáng房
de的
mén门
zǒng总
shì是
yóu由
tā他
qīn亲
zì自
kāi开
guān关
 ,
bié别
rén人
cóng从
lái来
bù不
jīng经
shǒu手
 。

The warehouse door is always opened and closed by him personally; others never handle it.

Wèi为
biǎo表
chéng诚
yì意
 ,
tā他
qīn亲
zì自
dēng登
mén门
dào道
qiàn歉
 。

To show sincerity, he went to apologize in person.

Dǒng董
shì事
zhǎng长
qīn亲
zì自
jiǎn检
chá查
le了
xiàng项
mù目
de的
měi每
yī一
gè个
xì细
jié节
 。

The chairman personally checked every detail of the project.