exclude oneself; consider oneself an outsider
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to exclude oneself; to place oneself outside (of a group, scope, etc.); to consider oneself an outsider
formalOften used in negative constructions (不能自外于…) to emphasize that one should not consider oneself separate from a collective or group. The pattern '自外于 + Noun' means to exclude oneself from something.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
zì自
wài外
yú于
jí集
tǐ体
。
We cannot exclude ourselves from the collective.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
zì自
wài外
yú于
tóng同
shì事
zhī之
jiān间
。
He always keeps himself apart from his colleagues.
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Zuò作
wéi为
gōng公
mín民
，
bù不
yīng应
zì自
wài外
yú于
shè社
huì会
shì事
wù务
。
As citizens, we should not alienate ourselves from social affairs.