self

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in Vietnamese Bản thân mình

BrE /self/ AmE /self/

noun en → vi

1 PERSON [N] A2

Bản thân mình

used to refer to a person in general, without naming them

  • take care of oneself

Collocations self-care · self-respect

  • It's important to take care of yourself.

    Quan trọng là phải chăm sóc bản thân.

2 PART OF PERSON [N] B1

Phần của bản thân

a part or quality of a person, especially one that they control and are responsible for

  • self-control

Collocations self-confidence · self-esteem

  • She has a lot of self-discipline.

    Cô ấy có rất nhiều tự kỷ luật.

3 SAME PERSON [N] B1

Chính bản thân mình

used to emphasize that the person being referred to is the same as the one mentioned before or after it

  • the self-same
  • It was the selfsame book I had read last year.

    Đó chính là cuốn sách mà tôi đã đọc năm ngoái.

4 SAME THING [N] B1

Chính cái đó

used to emphasize that the thing being referred to is the same as the one mentioned before or after it

  • the selfsame
  • It was the selfsame problem we had discussed.

    Đó chính là vấn đề mà chúng tôi đã thảo luận.

5 SELF-REFERENCE [N] B1

Chính mình

used to refer back to a person or thing that has already been mentioned, often for emphasis

  • self-reference
  • The book refers to itself as a classic.

    Cuốn sách tự gọi mình là kinh điển.

6 SELF-HELP [N] B1

Tự giúp mình

used in the names of books, courses, etc., that are intended to help people improve themselves or solve their own problems

  • self-help
  • She bought a self-help book on stress management.

    Cô ấy đã mua một cuốn sách tự giúp mình về quản lý căng thẳng.

7 SELF-DEFENSE [N] B1

Tự vệ

used in the names of courses or activities that teach people how to protect themselves from attack

  • self-defense
  • He took a self-defense class.

    Anh ấy đã tham gia một lớp học tự vệ.

8 SELF-PUBLISHED [N] B1

Tự xuất bản

used to describe books or other works that are published by the author themselves, rather than a publishing company

  • self-published
  • She self-published her first novel.

    Cô ấy đã tự xuất bản cuốn tiểu thuyết đầu tiên của mình.