自
卫

To defend oneself in Chinese: 自卫 (zì wèi)

zì wèi

to defend oneself

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 自衛1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to defend oneself
  2. 2self-defense

Stroke order

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自
卫

Zhuyin

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ㄗˋ

zì

ㄗ/ zˋ/ fourth tone

ㄨㄟˋ

wèi

ㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

自卫

Simplified

自衛

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 遇到危险时要学会自卫。

    yù dào wēi xiǎn shí yào xué huì zì wèi。

    When you meet danger you must know how to defend yourself.

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Related words

自

zì

self

自己

zì jǐ

oneself

自然

zì rán

nature

各自

gè zì

each

来自

lái zì

to come from (a place)

亲自

qīn zì

personally

自从

zì cóng

since (a time)

自动

zì dòng

automatic

自豪

zì háo

proud (of one's achievements etc)

自觉

zì jué

conscious

自私

zì sī

selfish

自信

zì xìn

to have confidence in oneself

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