attend to everything personally; see to everything oneself
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to attend to every matter personally; to see to everything oneself; to handle all affairs personally without delegating
Describes someone who handles all matters personally without delegating to others. Can carry either a positive connotation (diligent, responsible, hands-on) or a slightly negative one (micromanaging, unable to delegate, inefficient).
Tā他
duì对
gōng工
zuò作
shì事
bì必
gōng躬
qīn亲
，
lián连
dǎ打
yìn印
wén文
jiàn件
dōu都
yào要
zì自
jǐ己
lái来
。
He attends to every work matter personally, even insisting on printing documents himself.
Zuò作
wéi为
yī一
míng名
yōu优
xiù秀
de的
guǎn管
lǐ理
zhě者
，
bù不
yīng应
gāi该
shì事
bì必
gōng躬
qīn亲
，
ér而
yào要
xué学
huì会
fàng放
quán权
。
As an excellent manager, one should not attend to everything personally, but rather learn to delegate authority.
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Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
xiào校
zhǎng长
shì事
bì必
gōng躬
qīn亲
，
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
dōu都
qīn亲
zì自
zài在
xiào校
mén门
kǒu口
yíng迎
jiē接
xué学
sheng生
。
This old principal attends to everything personally, greeting students at the school gate every morning.
Shì事
bì必
gōng躬
qīn亲
suī虽
rán然
néng能
què确
bǎo保
zhì质
liàng量
，
dàn但
xiào效
lǜ率
wǎng往
wǎng往
bù不
gāo高
。
Although attending to everything personally ensures quality, efficiency is often not high.