7 sentences for 自 (zì — oneself/self)

1. 这就是自掘坟墓的意思。

   zhèi jiù shì zì jué fén​mù de yì​si.

   This is what digging your own grave means.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

2. 他们自认为是守护天使。

   tā​men zì rèn​wéi shì shǒu​hù tiān​shǐ.

   They see themselves as guardian angels.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

3. 他这番话真是自讨没趣。

   tā zhè fān huà zhēn shì zì tǎo méi​qù.

   His remarks really invited a snub.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

4. 那个恶霸多行不义必自毙。

   nà gè è​bà duō xíng bù​yì bì zì bì.

   A wicked person will eventually be destroyed by their own evil deeds.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5. 他是在自掘坟墓。

   tā shì zài zì jué fén​mù.

   He is digging his own grave.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

6. 这种行为简直是自欺欺人。

   zhè zhǒng xíng​wéi jiǎn​zhí shì zì qī qī​rén.

   This behavior is simply deceiving oneself and others.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

7. 他竟敢私自拿走公司的重要文件，真是太胆大了。

   tā jìng gǎn sī zì ná​zǒu gōng​sī de zhòng​yào wén​jiàn, zhēn shì tài dǎn​dà le.

   He was so bold as to take important company documents without permission.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary