Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 己

self
oneself
sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shítiāngān)
sixth in order
letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
hexa

fifty-sixth year F8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1979 or 2039

Daji (c. 11th century BC), concubine of the last Shang dynasty king Zhou Xin 紂辛／纣辛 ( Zhòu Xīn)

dissident
alien
outsider
non-self
others

one's own viewpoint

twenty-sixth year F2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2009 or 2069

sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059

intimate
private saving of family members

intimate
private saving of family members

hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖 (pútaotáng)

an individual

personal profit
to benefit oneself

self-restraint
discipline
selflessness

sixth year F6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1989 or 2049

to know oneself
to be intimate or close
intimate friend

selfless
self-sacrifice (to help others)
self-renunciation
altruism

oneself

thirty-sixth year F12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1959 or 2019

forty-sixth year F10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1969 or 2029

oneself
one's own

our side
one's own (side etc)

private saved money of close family members

to make it one's business
to take upon oneself to

those on our side
ourselves
one's own people
one of us

Kong Yiji, protagonist of short story by Lu Xun 魯迅／鲁迅 ( Lǔ Xùn)

to be oneself

shějǐwèirén

to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people
altruism

zhànwéijǐyǒu

to appropriate to oneself (what rightfully belongs to others)

shìtóngjǐchū

to regard sb as one's own child

gèzhíjǐjiàn

each sticks to his own view (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf

(idiom) to illegally take possession of; to appropriate

shēnbùyóujǐ

without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary
not of one's own volition
in spite of oneself

shějǐjiùrén

to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people
altruism

restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
(any number of possible translations)

to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")

kèjǐfènggōng

self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
to serve the public interest wholeheartedly

jǐxínggānyán

hepatitis F

lányánzhījǐ

close male friend
confidant

to be strict with oneself

to listen to the ideas of others with an open mind (idiom)

to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)

fǎnqiúzhūjǐ

to seek the cause in oneself rather than sb else

egoism

fènggōngkèjǐ

self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
to serve the public interest wholeheartedly

love others as self

gèchíjǐjiàn

each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout

mánxīnmèijǐ

to blot out one's conscience

know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法／孙子兵法 ( Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ))

hóngyánzhījǐ

close female friend
confidante

to be strict with oneself (idiom)
to demand a lot of oneself

zìjǐdòngshǒu

to do (sth) oneself
to help oneself to

shìbùguānjǐ

a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)

gèshūjǐjiàn

everyone gives their own view

shìwéizhījǐ

to consider sb as close friend (idiom); to take into one's confidence

ānfènshǒujǐ

to be content with one's lot (idiom)
to know one's place

shějǐwèigōng

to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically
selfless and public spirited

harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others

gùzhíjǐjiàn

to persist in one's views

to wipe out dissenters
to exterminate those who disagree

sǔnrénbùlìjǐ

损人不利己

[損人不利己]

to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom)

huíjiāchīzìjǐ

回家吃自己

[回家吃自己]

(coll.) (Tw) to get sacked
to be fired

qiúrénbùrúqiújǐ

求人不如求己

[求人不如求己]

if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom)

jiǔféngzhījǐqiānbēishǎo

酒逢知己千杯少

[酒逢知己千杯少]

a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)
when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down

yányǐzéjǐkuānyǐdàirén

严以责己宽以待人

[嚴以責己寬以待人]

to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)

bānshítouzázìjǐdejiǎo

搬石头砸自己的脚

[搬石頭砸自己的腳]

to move a stone and stub one's toe
to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)

bānqǐshítouzázìjǐdejiǎo

搬起石头砸自己的脚

[搬起石頭砸自己的腳]

to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)
hoisted by one's own petard

bùyǐwùxǐ,bùyǐjǐbēi

不以物喜，不以己悲

[不以物喜，不以己悲]

not to become attached to material things, not to pity oneself

shìbùguānjǐ,gāogāoguàqǐ

事不关己，高高挂起

[事不關己，高高掛起]

to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)

rénbùwèijǐ,tiānzhūdìmiè

人不为己，天诛地灭

[人不為己，天誅地滅]

Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.

rénzàijiānghú,shēnbùyóujǐ

人在江湖，身不由己

[人在江湖，身不由己]

you can't always do as you like
one has to compromise in this world (idiom)

yǔrénfāngbiàn,zìjǐfāngbiàn

与人方便，自己方便

[與人方便，自己方便]

Help others, and others may help you (idiom).

zhībǐzhījǐ,bǎizhànbùdài

知彼知己，百战不殆

[知彼知己，百戰不殆]

knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")

zhījǐzhībǐ,bǎizhànbùdài

知己知彼，百战不殆

[知己知彼，百戰不殆]

know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法／孙子兵法 ( Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ))

jǐsuǒbùyù,wùshīyúrén

己所不欲，勿施于人

[己所不欲，勿施於人]

What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)
Do as you would be done by.
Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.

jīnwōyínwōbùrúzìjǐdegǒuwō

金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝

[金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩]

there's no place like home (idiom)

ruòyàorénbùzhī,chúfēijǐmòwéi

若要人不知，除非己莫为

[若要人不知，除非己莫為]

If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.

hǎinèicúnzhījǐ,tiānyáruòbǐlín

海内存知己，天涯若比邻

[海內存知己，天涯若比鄰]

close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door
close in spirit although far away

shìwèizhījǐzhěsǐ,nüwèiyuèjǐzhěróng

士为知己者死，女为悦己者容

[士為知己者死，女為悅己者容]

a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart