Word · Frequency #932
yourself
你自己
yourself
- 1.
pron. An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the；second person; -- used as a subject commonly with you; as, you yourself；shall see it; also, alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or；objective case; as, you have injured yourself.
你自己
In use
You should take care of yourself in this cold weather.
Did you teach yourself to play the guitar?
You yourself admitted that the plan had problems.
verb + yourself
反身代词作动词宾语，表示动作回到主语自身。
You should take care of yourself.
你应该照顾好自己。
subject + yourself (emphatic)
强调主语“你”本人，而非别人。
You yourself told me that.
你亲口告诉我的。
by yourself
by yourself 意为“独自，单独”。
Did you travel by yourself?
你独自旅行了吗？
help yourself (to sth.)
固定搭配，表示“自取，随意享用”。
Please help yourself to some coffee.
请随便喝点咖啡。
Common mistakes
I bought a gift for yourself.I bought a gift for you.
反身代词‘yourself’必须与主语一致，主语是‘I’，应使用宾格‘you’。
You need to protect you.You need to protect yourself.
当宾语与主语相同指代时，必须用反身代词‘yourself’而非‘you’。
Connections
Collocations
- by yourself
- 独自；靠你自己
- You can't carry that heavy box by yourself.你一个人搬不动那个重箱子。
- help yourself (to)
- 自便；随便吃/用
- Please help yourself to some coffee and cake.请随意享用咖啡和蛋糕。
- be yourself
- 做自己；放松自然
- Just be yourself and you'll make friends easily.做你自己，你会很容易交到朋友。
- enjoy yourself
- 玩得开心；享受
- Enjoy yourself at the party tonight.今晚在派对上玩得开心。
- take care of yourself
- 照顾好自己
- Remember to take care of yourself when traveling alone.独自旅行时记得照顾好自己。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
your（你的）+ self（自己）= 你自己，直接联想。
Context & Register
反身代词，常用于口语和书面语，强调‘你自己’这一动作或状态。通常用在日常对话、自我描述或指示中，如‘照顾好你自己’或‘你自己去做’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the exact final syllable /ˈself/ (stressed) with 'yourself'. Note that the plural forms like 'ourselves' end in /ˈselvz/ and are not included here.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.