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  *我* | 我* | *我
I; me; my
HSK 1
we; us; ourselves; our
HSK 1
self- / ego (psychology)
HSK 6
my country; our country
the self / the individual
we / us (archaic)
(literary) we / us
to continue in one's own way (idiom)
(idiom) time and tide wait for no man
the enemy and us
lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries / two parties cannot coexist
friendly one-upmanship / to try to emulate
lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom) / fig. each tries to outwit the other / deceit and treachery
our side; we
one's old self / one's original self / what one has always been
selflessness / altruism
to be one's old self (idiom) / to be unchanged / (derog.) to be stuck in one's ways
to bill and coo (idiom) / to whisper sweet nothings to one another / to be very much in love
self-satisfied / self-imbued / narcissistic
lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter / fierce rivalry / tug-of-war
multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius) / heavily outnumbered / beaten by the weight of numbers
to blow one's own horn (idiom)
you and I / everyone / all of us (in society) / we (people in general)
bosh! / crap! / see also 哇靠
the collective / the whole / (Buddhism) the greater self
in my opinion
self-introduction / to introduce oneself
anatta (Buddhist concept of "non-self")
as far as I know / to the best of my knowledge
leave it to me (idiom) / I'll take care of it
(slang) shoot! / crap!
forget-me-not, genus Myosotis (botany)
in my opinion
superego
(Internet slang) I can't even... / Are you kidding me! / OMG!
(archaic) we / us / (Internet slang) (substitute for 我肏) fuck / WTF
to refer to one's foibles or failings with self-deprecating humor
to both be willing / mutual consent
we
lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius) / you have sth to learn from everyone
our company (used in business correspondence, contracts etc) (abbr. for 我方公司)
id / the self
(slang) what the ...!; oh my god!; that's insane!
me personally; the sort of person I am
if I may be so bold
self-criticism
Minecraft (video game)
lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom) / (used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)
(vulgar) fuck / WTF
in my view / in my opinion / from what I can see
where I am / my place
If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)
lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom) / fig. to be at sb's mercy
lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom) / fig. you go your way, I'll go mine / you do it your way, I'll do it mine
as I see it / in my opinion
(substitute for 我肏) fuck / WTF
contradictions between ourselves and the enemy / Either you are for us or against us.
self-hypnotism
to comfort oneself / to console oneself / to reassure oneself
self-actualization (psychology) / self-realization
self-defense
in my opinion / in my view
so I have heard (idiom) / the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism)
as far as I'm concerned
Time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
self-awareness
haughty and arrogant
submit to me and prosper, or oppose me and perish


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