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自尊

zì zūn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

自尊 (zì zūn) means "self-respect; self-esteem; ego". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 自尊 means

1. self-respect
2. self-esteem
3. ego
4. pride

The characters in 自尊

• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 尊zūnsenior; of a senior generation; to honor

Example sentences

• 有点自尊。
  Yǒudiǎn zìzūn.
  Respect yourself.
• 我的话伤了他的自尊心。
  Wǒ dehuà shāng le tā de zìzūnxīn.
  What I said hurt his pride.

Words starting with 自尊

• 自尊心zì zūn xīnself-respect; self-esteem; ego

Words containing 自尊

• 妄自尊大wàng zì zūn dàridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance

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