oneself; individual; personal
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
oneself; the individual; one's own person
literaryUsed in formal or literary contexts to refer to oneself, often emphasizing individual interests as opposed to collective ones. Commonly appears in set phrases.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
zhǐ只
kǎo考
lǜ虑
yī一
jǐ己
zhī之
sī私
。
We cannot consider only our own selfish interests.
Tā他
cóng从
bù不
jì计
jiào较
yī一
jǐ己
dé得
shī失
。
He never cares about personal gains or losses.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
xiá狭
ài隘
de的
yī一
jǐ己
zhī之
jiàn见
yīng应
gāi该
bìng摒
qì弃
。
Such narrow-minded personal views should be discarded.