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“personally” in Chinese

Chinese

Also亲身 (qīn shēn)

Pronunciation

Pinyinqīn zì

Example

我亲自去见他说清楚。wǒ qīn zì qù jiàn tā shuō qīng chǔ

I go see him myself and make the matter clear to him.

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How to say “personally” in Chinese

“Personally” in Chinese is 亲自 (qīn zì).

The person concerned steps forward to handle or attend to something directly instead of leaving it to someone else.

Full entry for 亲自: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 亲自

他亲自来帮忙。tā qīn zì lái bāng máng

He came in person to help.

Tips for using 亲自

  • English personally often marks a speaker's opinion, whereas this adverb identifies the person who carries out an action, so the two are not interchangeable in every sentence.

Other Chinese words for “personally”

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亲身

qīn shēn

adverbpersonally

亲身经历过这件事的人更能理解你。qīn shēn jīng lì guò zhè jiàn shì de rén gèng néng lí jiě nǐ

People who have experienced this personally can understand you better.

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