zì​wèi HSK7

defend oneself

  • created sense approved 自卫/自衛 · zì​wèi · self-defense — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    自卫 / 自衛

    zì​wèi

    self-defense

    the act or right of defending oneself against unlawful harm or attack

    自 (literal) → 自 · zì · self 卫 (literal) → 卫/衛 · wèi · to guard

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 自卫/自衛 · zì​wèi · defend oneself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    自卫 / 自衛

    zì​wèi

    defend oneself

    to protect or defend oneself through one's own efforts

    自 (literal) → 自 · zì · self 卫 (literal) → 卫/衛 · wèi · to guard

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense