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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

自我主张

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zìwǒ zhǔzhāng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Self-assertion/ˌsɛlf.əˈsɜːr.ʃən/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"适度的自我主张在职场中非常重要。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The confident expression of one's own opinions, rights, or desires without being aggressive.

    "Effective communication training often focuses on building healthy self-assertion in the workplace."
  2. 2

    The promotion or insistence on one's own importance or claims.

    "His constant self-assertion during meetings often alienated his collaborative team members."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the English prefix 'self-' (from Old English 'self', meaning 'one's own') and the noun 'assertion' (from Latin 'assertio', meaning 'a claiming or maintaining'). The compound gained prominence in psychological and sociological discourse during the 20th century to describe the confident expression of one's rights, views, and feelings.

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