反求诸己
fǎn qiú zhū jǐ
Pinyin

Definition

反求诸己
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fǎn qiú zhū jǐ
  1. to seek the cause in oneself rather than sb else

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

反正
fǎn zhèng
  1. 1 anyway
  2. 2 in any case
  3. 3 to come over from the enemy's side
求
qiú
  1. 1 to seek
  2. 2 to look for
  3. 3 to request
  4. 4 to demand
  5. 5 to beseech
自己
zì jǐ
  1. 1 oneself
  2. 2 one's own
反
fǎn
  1. 1 contrary
  2. 2 in reverse
  3. 3 inside out or upside down
  4. 4 to reverse
  5. 5 to return
  6. 6 to oppose
  7. 7 opposite
  8. 8 against
  9. 9 anti-
  10. 10 to rebel
  11. 11 to use analogy
  12. 12 instead
  13. 13 abbr. for 反切[fǎn qiè] phonetic system
反对
fǎn duì
  1. 1 to fight against
  2. 2 to oppose
  3. 3 to be opposed to
  4. 4 opposition
反弹
fǎn tán
  1. 1 to bounce
  2. 2 to bounce back
  3. 3 to boomerang
  4. 4 to ricochet
  5. 5 rebound (of stock market etc)
  6. 6 bounce
  7. 7 backlash
  8. 8 negative repercussions
反复
fǎn fù
  1. 1 variant of 反覆|反复[fǎn fù]
反思
fǎn sī
  1. 1 to think back over sth
  2. 2 to review
  3. 3 to revisit
  4. 4 to rethink
  5. 5 reflection
  6. 6 reassessment
反感
fǎn gǎn
  1. 1 to be disgusted with
  2. 2 to dislike
  3. 3 bad reaction
  4. 4 antipathy
反应
fǎn yìng
  1. 1 to react
  2. 2 to respond
  3. 3 reaction
  4. 4 response
  5. 5 reply
  6. 6 chemical reaction
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
反抗
fǎn kàng
  1. 1 to resist
  2. 2 to rebel
反映
fǎn yìng
  1. 1 to mirror
  2. 2 to reflect
  3. 3 mirror image
  4. 4 reflection
  5. 5 (fig.) to report
  6. 6 to make known
  7. 7 to render
反省
fǎn xǐng
  1. 1 to reflect upon oneself
  2. 2 to examine one's conscience
  3. 3 to question oneself
  4. 4 to search one's soul
反而
fǎn ér
  1. 1 instead
  2. 2 on the contrary
  3. 3 contrary (to expectations)
反馈
fǎn kuì
  1. 1 to send back information
  2. 2 feedback
奢求
shē qiú
  1. 1 to make extravagant demands
  2. 2 an unreasonable request
寻求
xún qiú
  1. 1 to seek
  2. 2 to look for
己
jǐ
  1. 1 self
  2. 2 oneself
  3. 3 sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]
  4. 4 sixth in order
  5. 5 letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  6. 6 hexa
强求
qiǎng qiú
  1. 1 to insist on
  2. 2 to demand
  3. 3 to impose
求助
qiú zhù
  1. 1 to request help
  2. 2 to appeal (for help)

Idioms (20)

一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
  1. 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
  2. 2 entirely outside the norm
  3. 3 out of character
不求有功，但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
  1. 1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
不求甚解
bù qiú shèn jiě
  1. 1 lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
  2. 2 not bothered with the details
  3. 3 superficial
  4. 4 content with shallow understanding
事不关己
shì bù guān jǐ
  1. 1 a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
人在江湖，身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
  1. 1 you can't always do as you like
  2. 2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
克己复礼
kè jǐ fù lǐ
  1. 1 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
  2. 2 (any number of possible translations)
出尔反尔
chū ěr fǎn ěr
  1. 1 old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
  2. 2 to blow hot and cold
  3. 3 to contradict oneself
  4. 4 inconsistent
刻舟求剑
kè zhōu qiú jiàn
  1. 1 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
  1. 1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
  2. 2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
千军易得，一将难求
qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
  1. 1 Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
反唇相讥
fǎn chún xiāng jī
  1. 1 to answer back sarcastically (idiom)
  2. 2 to retort
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
反败为胜
fǎn bài wéi shèng
  1. 1 to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
反目成仇
fǎn mù chéng chóu
  1. 1 to become enemies (idiom); to fall out with sb
反脸无情
fǎn liǎn wú qíng
  1. 1 to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend
反裘负刍
fǎn qiú fù chú
  1. 1 lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work
  3. 3 fig. to act stupidly
可遇不可求
kě yù bù kě qiú
  1. 1 can be discovered but not sought (idiom)
  2. 2 one can only come across such things serendipitously
各执己见
gè zhí jǐ jiàn
  1. 1 each sticks to his own view (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf
各持己见
gè chí jǐ jiàn
  1. 1 each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout

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