自卫

zì wèi · zi wei

Traditional 自衛

Meaning

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  1. to defend oneself
  2. self-defense

In a sentence

2 examples
01

丹(dān)给(gěi)了(le)琳(lín)达(dá)一(yì)把(bǎ)刀(dāo),让(ràng)她(tā)自(zì)卫(wèi)。

Dan gave Linda a knife to protect herself.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)在(zài)夜(yè)校(xiào)上(shàng)自(zì)卫(wèi)术(shù)课(kè)程(chéng)。

She took night classes in the art of self-defense.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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