Chinese word dictionary

自取其咎

zì qǔ qí jiù · see 咎由自取[jiu4 you2 zi4 qu3]

Word information

Simplified自取其咎
Traditional自取其咎
Pinyinzì qǔ qí jiù
Part of speechDictionary
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HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 自取其咎

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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