自知 (zì zhī) — to know oneself; to be self-aware

Definition

Examples

• 人贵有自知之明。
  Rén guì yǒu zì zhī zhī míng.
  It is valuable for a person to have self-knowledge.
• 他自知能力不足，主动退出了比赛。
  Tā zì zhī néng lì bù zú, zhǔ dòng tuì chū le bǐ sài.
  Aware of his own lack of ability, he voluntarily withdrew from the competition.
• 自知者不怨人，知命者不怨天。
  zì zhī Zhě bú yuàn rén, zhī mìng zhě bú yuàn tiān.
  One who knows himself does not blame others; one who knows fate does not blame heaven.