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Personally in Chinese

personally · HSK 5

亲自 qīn zì

  1. 亲 qīn parent
  2. 自 zì from

校长亲自来教室看我们了。 The principal came to our classroom in person to see us.

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How do you say personally in Chinese?

Personally in Chinese is 亲自 (qīn zì).

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