自尊心
zì zūn xīn
Pinyin
Definition
自尊心
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- self-respect
- self-esteem
- ego
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一心一德
- 1 of one heart and one mind (idiom)
一心二用
- 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
- 2 to multitask
- 3 to divide one's attention
一门心思
- 1 to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
三心二意
- 1 in two minds about sth (idiom)
- 2 half-hearted
- 3 shilly-shallying
不到黄河心不死
- 1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
- 2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
- 3 to keep going while some hope is left
Sample Sentences
伤害自尊心
To hurt someone's pride.
自尊心
Pride.
你说我长得不漂亮,伤害了我的自尊心。
You said I wasn't pretty. It hurt my pride.
自尊心很强
A sensitive ego.