How to Say ‘I picked it myself’ in Simplified Chinese
我自己挑的
wǒ zì jǐ tiāo de
[waw zìjǐ tiāo de]
💬 Usage Tip: Ending with 的 after a verb turns it into "the one I…": 我自己挑的 means "(the one) I picked myself". You'll often see it with 是 in front, as in 这是我做的 "I made this".
Phrase Breakdown
我自己
wǒ zì jǐ
I myself
自己 (zìjǐ) means 'oneself'. 我自己 stresses that I did it personally.
我自己做饭。
I cook by myself.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The first-person pronoun, used to refer to yourself.
我也想了解这个公司的文化。
I also want to understand this company’s culture.
自己
zì jǐ
[zìjǐ]
oneself
A reflexive pronoun indicating the subject's own person.
他在镜子里看到自己。
He sees himself in the mirror.
挑的
tiāo de
picked (it)
挑 (tiāo) means 'to pick' or 'to choose'. 的 (de) at the end emphasizes how something was done.
这是她挑的。
She picked this.
Words in this phrase
挑
tiāo
[tiāo]
to pick; to choose
Verb meaning to select something carefully from several options.
我帮你挑一件衬衫。
I'll help you pick a shirt.
的
de
[de]
(emphasis particle in 是…的)
Ends the 是…的 pattern, stressing who, how, or where a past action was done.
我是坐地铁来的。
I came by subway.
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