No. 1,857 in Chinese
亲自
Personally; in person.
In a sentence
我会亲自去查看问题的原因。
I will personally go to investigate the cause of the issue.
In this sentence, '亲自' emphasizes that the speaker will personally undertake the action rather than delegating it.
这封信是经理亲自写的。
This letter was personally written by the manager.
Here, '亲自' indicates that the letter was written by the manager himself, underscoring the personal involvement.
她亲自来向我们道歉。
She came personally to apologize to us.
In this sentence, '亲自' highlights the direct presence and action of '她' in apologizing, making the effort personally.
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