Chinese phrase
自我抄袭算不算抄袭？ zì wǒ chāo xí suàn bú suàn chāo xí
Meaning
Does self-plagiarism count as plagiarism?
When to use it
Asks if reusing one's own earlier work counts as plagiarism. It is a direct question about academic rules, often used when clarifying whether an old assignment may be reused.
Example dialogue
我想把上学期的报告改成这次的作业交上去。 wǒ xiǎng bǎ shàng xué qī de bào gào gǎi chéng zhè cì de zuò yè jiāo shàng qù
I want to revise last semester's report and submit it for this assignment.
那自我抄袭算不算抄袭？ nà zì wǒ chāo xí suàn bú suàn chāo xí
So, does self-plagiarism count as plagiarism?