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自卫
zìwèi
Description
“自卫”的意思是保护自己，不让别人伤害你。
"自卫" means to protect yourself and prevent others from harming you.
很多人学功夫是为了自卫。
Many people learn kung fu for self-defense (自卫).
Meanings
自卫zìwèi
to defend oneself; self-defense
她学了拳击来自卫。
She learned boxing for self-defense.
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Notes
- Etymology
自 means "self" and 卫 means "to protect/guard", so "protect oneself".
- Nuance
can be a verb (defend oneself) or noun/attributive, as in 自卫权 (right of self-defense).
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