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自责

zì zé

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 自責

自责 (zì zé) means "to blame oneself". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 自责 means

1. to blame oneself

The characters in 自责

• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 责zéduty; responsibility; to reproach

Example sentences

• 他只是责怪别人，从不自责。
  Tā zhǐshì zéguài biéren, cóngbù zìzé.
  He only blames other people, and never himself.

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