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咎由自取 (jiù yóu zì qǔ): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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咎由自取 (jiù yóu zì qǔ): To have only oneself to blame — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

咎由自取 consists of 4 characters.

fault, defect; error, mistake

self; oneself; from; since

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Pinyinjiù yóu zì qǔ

Meaningto have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble on oneself

Characters4

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Example Sentences with 咎由自取

Zhè这

cì次

shī失

bài败

shì是

tā他

jiù咎

yóu由

zì自

qǔ取

，

bù不

néng能

guài怪

bié别

rén人

。

This failure is his own fault; he can't blame others.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 咎由自取.

Words with 咎

归咎guījiù
动辄得咎dòng zhé dé jiù
引咎辞职yǐnjiù cízhí
既往不咎jì wǎng bù jiù

Words with 由

由于yóu yúHSK 4
理由lǐ yóuHSK 5
由此yóu cǐHSK 5
自由zì yóuHSK 5
由来yóu láiHSK 6
不由得bù yóu deHSK 6
由衷yóu zhōngHSK 7-9
不由自主bù yóu zì zhǔHSK 7-9

Words with 自

自己zì jǐHSK 3
自行车zì xíng chēHSK 3
来自lái zìHSK 4
自习zì xíHSK 4
自信zì xìnHSK 4
自学zì xuéHSK 4
自然zì ránHSK 4
大自然

Words with 取

取得qǔ déHSK 4
获取huò qǔHSK 4
争取zhēng qǔHSK 5
取消qǔ xiāoHSK 5
吸取xī qǔHSK 5
录取lù qǔHSK 5
采取cǎi qǔHSK 5
领取

dà zì rán

HSK 4

lǐng qǔ

HSK 5