亲
自

Personally in Chinese: 亲自 (qīn zì)

qīn zì

personally

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 親自2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1personally
  2. 2in person
  3. 3oneself

Stroke order

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亲
自

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ㄑㄧㄣ

qīn

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄗˋ

zì

ㄗ/ zˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

亲自

Simplified

親自

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他亲自来了。

    tā qīn zì lái le。

    He came in person.

  • 我会亲自拜访你。

    wǒ huì qīn zì bài fǎng nǐ。

    I will personally visit you.

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Related words

亲

qīn

parent

自

zì

self

自己

zì jǐ

oneself

父亲

fù qīn

father

母亲

mǔ qīn

mother

亲戚

qīn qi

a relative (i.e. family relation)

自然

zì rán

nature

各自

gè zì

each

来自

lái zì

to come from (a place)

亲爱

qīn ài

dear

亲切

qīn qiè

amiable

自从

zì cóng

since (a time)

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