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引咎自责 — “To take responsibility for one's mistakes and make a self-criticism”

引咎自责 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take responsibility for one's mistakes and make a self-criticism”. To accept the blame and criticize oneself. Literally, “To attribute fault to oneself and self-criticize”.

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引咎自责 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 引yǐn
  • 咎jiù
  • 自zì
  • 责zé

引咎自责 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
引
yǐn4to pull, lead, or quote
咎
jiù8fault, blame, misfortune
自
zì6from, self, naturally
责
zé8responsibility, blame, or demand

Example Sentence with 引咎自责

面对团队的失误,他主动引咎自责,并提出了改进措施。
Facing the team's errors, he voluntarily took the blame and criticized himself, and proposed improvement measures.

Idioms Related to 引咎自责

Antonyms of 引咎自责

  • yǐ以lín邻wéi为hè壑pass trouble to neighbors

More idioms starting with 引

  • yǐn引wèi为kǒu口shí实give others a handle for criticism
  • yǐn引kàng亢gāo高gē歌sing loudly with great enthusiasm
  • yǐn引rén人rù入shèng胜Fascinating and captivating
  • yǐn引rén人zhù注mù目attract attention
  • yǐn引rén人zhǔ瞩mù目attract a lot of attention
  • yǐn引yǐ以wéi为hàn憾to feel regretful about something
  • yǐn引yǐ以wéi为jiè戒take as a warning
  • yǐn引yǐ以wéi为chǐ耻regard as a disgrace
  • yǐn引yǐ以wéi为róng荣take pride in
  • yǐn引shēn伸chù触lèi类extend by analogy
  • yǐn引rù入qí歧tú途lead astray
  • yǐn引rù入mí迷tú途lead astray

Questions about 引咎自责

What does 引咎自责 mean?
引咎自责 (yǐn jiù zì zé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take responsibility for one's mistakes and make a self-criticism”.
How do you pronounce 引咎自责?
引咎自责 is pronounced yǐn jiù zì zé in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 引咎自责 literally mean?
Literally, 引咎自责 means “to attribute fault to oneself and self-criticize”. It is used to mean “to take responsibility for one's mistakes and make a self-criticism”.
What is the Chinese definition of 引咎自责?
咎:罪责。主动承担错误的责任并作自我批评。
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