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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

亲自 [qīnzì]
  1. 1. adverb personally

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

亲自 [qīnzì]
  1. 1. personally; in person; oneself
    亲自动手
    personally take a hand in the work; do the job oneself
    亲自拜访
    make a personal call
    亲自去看看。
    Go and see for yourself.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

亲自 [qīnzì]
  1. 1. 表示由自己直接(做某事)
    许多事他都亲自去做,不愿假手于人。

Examples

亲自出马
take up the matter oneself; attend to the matter personally; take personal charge of the matter
要想取得第一手资料,除非你亲自去作调查。
If you want firsthand information, you'll have to find out for yourself.
所长亲自挂帅进行这项工作。
The director himself took charge of the project.
亲自过问
take up a matter personally; take a personal interest in a matter
亲自拜访
make a personal call
不到万不得已,他不会亲自出马。
He never appeared personally unless it was absolutely essential.
今天李主任亲自掌厨,一定有喜事吧。
It must be a special occasion today for Director Li to do the cooking himself.
这个项目由总工程师亲自操刀设计。
This project was designed by the general engineer himself.

Collocations

亲自完成
to finish something oneself
亲自动手
to begin something oneself
亲自上阵
to do something in person
亲自
to go in person

Word Decomposition


[qīn]
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[zì]

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