# 自卫 (zìwèi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 自卫 (zìwèi) means “self-defense; to defend oneself”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: self-defense; to defend oneself
- Pinyin: zìwèi (zi4 wei4)
- Traditional: 自衛
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他只是出于自卫才动手的。
  Tā zhǐshì chūyú zìwèi cái dòngshǒu de.
  He acted only out of self-defense.

## Characters

- [自](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-from/) (zì): from; since
- 卫 (wèi): to guard; to protect

https://hanziro.com/word/zi-wei-self-defense/

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