English–Chinese
“get what one deserves” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinzì zuò zì shòu
Example
他不听劝告，最后只能自作自受。tā bù tīng quàn gào zuì hòu zhǐ néng zì zuò zì shòu
He ignored the advice and in the end got what he deserved.
How to say “get what one deserves” in Chinese
“Get what one deserves” in Chinese is 自作自受 (zì zuò zì shòu).
A person's own action circles back as the unpleasant consequence that person must bear.
Example sentences with 自作自受
他总是撒谎，终于尝到了自作自受的下场。tā zǒng shì sā huǎng zhōng yú cháng dào le zì zuò zì shòu de xià chǎng
He always lied and finally got what he deserved.
Tips for using 自作自受
- In conversation, this idiom often sounds like a judgment rather than a neutral description, so it can make a comment on someone's trouble sound blaming.