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自欺欺人

zì qī qī rén · zi qi qi ren

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Meaning

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  1. to deceive others and to deceive oneself
  2. to believe one's own lies
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  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)今晚(jīnwǎn)一定(yīdìng)要(yào)看完(kànwán)这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)。

    I must finish this book tonight.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)先(xiān)把(bǎ)手机(shǒujī)放下(fàngxià)，别(bié)玩(wán)了(le)。

    Put your phone down first and stop playing.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)看(kàn)五(wǔ)分钟(fēnzhōng)手机(shǒujī)，再(zài)看书(kànshū)。

    I will look at my phone for five minutes only, then read.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)也(yě)这样(zhèyàng)说(shuō)，别(bié)自欺欺人(zìqīqīrén)了(le)。

    You said that last time too. Stop fooling yourself.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)没有(méiyǒu)自欺欺人(zìqīqīrén)！我(wǒ)先(xiān)看(kàn)一(yī)眼(yǎn)就(jiù)放下(fàngxià)。

    I am not fooling myself! I will just take one look and put it down.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)已经(yǐjīng)看(kàn)了(le)两(liǎng)个(gè)小时(xiǎoshí)了(le)。

    You have already been looking for two hours.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)这(zhè)样(yàng)做(zuò)只(zhǐ)是(shì)自(zì)欺(qī)欺(qī)人(rén)，问(wèn)题(tí)并(bìng)不(bú)会(huì)消(xiāo)失(shī)。

Doing this is just deceiving yourself and others; the problem won't disappear.

02

别(bié)再(zài)自(zì)欺(qī)欺(qī)人(rén)了(le)，大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)已(yǐ)经(jīng)知(zhī)道(dào)真(zhēn)相(xiàng)。

Stop deceiving yourself and others; everyone already knows the truth.

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