自 卫

zìwèi

“To defend oneself” in Chinese is 自卫 (zìwèi).

Meaning

to defend oneself
self-defense

Example

她在夜校上自卫术课程。

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

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

zìHSK 26 strokesself; oneself wèiHSK 33 strokesvassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces

More HSK 7-9 words

成年chéngniánto grow to adulthoodHSK 7-9 成才chéngcáito make sth of oneselfHSK 7-9 出主意chū zhǔyito come up with ideasHSK 7-9 恩赐ēncìto bestow (favors, charity etc)HSK 7-9 沉浸chénjìnto soakHSK 7-9 伪造wěizàoto forgeHSK 7-9 饱满bǎomǎnfullHSK 7-9 开辟kāipìto open up; to create; to establishHSK 7-9 稀奇xīqírareHSK 7-9 助威zhùwēito cheer forHSK 7-9

Not to be confused with: 滋味 (zīwèi, taste)