亲自 qīnzì▶ personalmente

Stroke order

亲自 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

• 亲 — 9 strokes
• 自 — 6 strokes

Senses

1. personally
2. in person
3. oneself

Related words

• 亲切tipo; amable
• 亲爱Querido; Estimado
• 各自Cada
• 自从Desde; ya que
• 自动automático
• 自愿voluntariamente

亲自 is pronounced qīnzì and means “personalmente”. HSK 5 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 亲自 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.