自己做 [－－－]

Jyutping zi6 gei2 zou6
Pinyin zǐ4ji zuò

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. do it yourself; DIY [written and colloquial]
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我不能让自己做这样的事。
    我不能讓自己做這樣的事。
    wǒ bù néng ràng zì jǐ zuò zhè yàng de shì 。
    • I cannot bring myself to do such a thing.
    • I can't bring myself to do such a thing.
  2. Mandarin
    他终于醒觉到自己做错了。
    他終於醒覺到自己做錯了。
    tā zhōng yú xǐng jué dào zì jǐ zuò cuò le 。
    • At last, he realized his error.
  3. Mandarin
    你要为自己做的事负上责任。
    你要為自己做的事負上責任。
    nǐ yào wèi zì jǐ zuò de shì fù shàng zé rèn 。
    • You will have to be responsible for what you've done.
  4. Mandarin
    你要为自己做过的事情负责。
    你要為自己做過的事情負責。
    nǐ yào wèi zì jǐ zuò guò de shì qing fù zé 。
    • You should be responsible for your actions.
  5. Mandarin
    你应该自己做。
    你應該自己做。
    nǐ yīng gāi zì jǐ zuò 。
    • You must do it yourself.
    • You have to do it by yourself.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你自己做过嘅嘢，就要自己负返责任。
    你自己做過嘅嘢，就要自己負返責任。
    nei5 zi6 gei2 zou6 gwo3 ge3 je5 ， zau6 jiu3 zi6 gei2 fu6 faan2 zaak3 jam6 。
    • You should be responsible for your actions.
  2. Cantonese
    我买咗呢部超快速爆谷机俾自己做圣诞礼物。
    我買咗呢部超快速爆谷機俾自己做聖誕禮物。
    ngo5 maai5 zo2 nei4 bou6 ciu1 faai3 cuk1 baau3 guk1 gei1 bei2 zi6 gei2 zou6 sing3 daan3 lai5 mat6 。
    • I bought myself this superfast popcorn machine as a Christmas present.
  3. Cantonese
    超，你咁叻，自己做吖。
    超，你咁叻，自己做吖。
    ciu1 ， nei5 gam3 lik1 ， zi6 gei2 zou6 aa1 。
    • Since you're so smart, why don't you do it yourself?
  4. Cantonese
    如果我哋知道自己做紧啲咩，咁就唔叫做研究啦，系咪先？
    如果我哋知道自己做緊啲咩，咁就唔叫做研究啦，係咪先？
    jyu4 gwo2 ngo5 dei2 zi1 dou6 zi6 gei2 zou6 gan2 di1 me1 ， gam3 zau6 m4 giu3 zou6 jin4 gau3 laa1 ， hai6 mi1 sin1 ？
    • If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it?
  5. Cantonese
    你净系会留意到𠮶啲嘈嘈闭、好乞人憎嘅人，唔会留意到绝大部份安安静静咁自己做自己嘢嘅正常人。
    你淨係會留意到嗰啲嘈嘈閉、好乞人憎嘅人，唔會留意到絕大部份安安靜靜咁自己做自己嘢嘅正常人。
    nei5 zing6 hai6 wui2 lau4 ji3 dou3 go2 di1 cou4 cou4 bai3 、 hou3 hat1 jan4 zang1 ge3 jan4 ， m4 wui2 lau4 ji3 dou3 zyut6 daai6 bou6 fan6 on1 on1 zing6 zing6 gam3 zi6 gei2 zou6 zi6 gei2 je5 ge3 zing3 soeng4 jan4 。
    • You only notice those who are loud and obnoxious. You don't notice the majority who are just normal people and keep to themselves.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我有信心嘅，我觉得我自己做到嘅，真金不怕红炉火！
    我有信心嘅，我覺得我自己做到嘅，真金不怕紅爐火！
    ngo5 jau5 seon3 sam1 ge3, ngo5 gok3 dak1 ngo5 zi6 gei2 zou6 dou2 ge3, zan1 gam1 bat1 paa3 hung4 lou4 fo2!
    • I'm confident I can do it: genuine gold fears no fire!
  2. Cantonese
    家长自己做好自己其实系对小朋友最好嘅身教。
    家長自己做好自己其實係對小朋友最好嘅身教。
    gaa1 zoeng2 zi6 gei2 zou6 hou2 kei4 sat6 hai6 deoi3 siu2 pang4 jau2 zeoi3 hou2 ge3 san1 gaau3.
    • It is best for parents to behave themselves well in order to teach children.
  3. Cantonese
    你学吓自己做啦！唔好成日麻烦人。
    你學吓自己做啦！唔好成日麻煩人。
    nei5 hok6 haa5 zi6 gei2 zou6 laa1! m4 hou2 seng4 jat6 maa4 faan4 jan4.
    • Learn to do this on your own. Do not ask for help all the time.
  4. Cantonese
    佢辞咗份工，自己做生意。
    佢辭咗份工，自己做生意。
    keoi5 ci4 zo2 fan6 gung1, zi6 gei2 zou6 sang1 ji3.
    • He has resigned from his job and now is doing business by himself.
  5. Cantonese
    佢话成份小组项目系佢自己做嘅，真系大言不惭。
    佢話成份小組項目係佢自己做嘅，真係大言不慚。
    keoi5 waa6 seng4 fan6 siu2 zou2 hong6 muk6 hai6 keoi5 zi6 gei2 zou6 ge3, zan1 hai6 daai6 jin4 bat1 caam4
    • He said he alone finished the group project. Such a shameless man!
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    佢叛逆咗家族嘅传统，出咗去自己做生意。
    佢叛逆咗家族嘅傳統，出咗去自己做生意。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    由佢自己做啦！
    由佢自己做啦！
    jau2 keoi5 zi6 gei2 zou6 laa1!
    • Let him do it by himself!
  2. Mandarin
    当地时间8月7日，四面楚歌的兰迪斯为自己做出了最后的辩护。这是他在B瓶尿样呈阳性结果被披露后接受的第一次采访。
    當地時間8月7日，四面楚歌的蘭迪斯為自己做出了最後的辯護。這是他在B瓶尿樣呈陽性結果被披露後接受的第一次採訪。
    dāng dì shí jiān ８ yuè ７ rì ， sì miàn chǔ gē de lán dí sī wèi zì jǐ zuò chū le zuì hòu de biàn hù ． zhè shì tā zài Ｂ píng niào yàng chéng yáng xìng jié guǒ bèi pī lù hòu jiē shòu de dì yī cì cǎi fǎng ．
    • Floyd Landis, besieged on all sides, put up a final defense on August 7, local time. This was his first interview since his B urine sample revealed the presence of testosterone.