汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 自知之明
自知之明
knowing oneself (idiom) / self-knowledge
自知 Know yourself / 明 The ability to see things clearly / Refers to understanding your own situation and having a correct estimate of yourself
能正确认识自己﹑了解自己的长处和短处。
zhī zhī míng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

我到现在才算不了自知之明

Till this moment, I never knew myself.

最难能可贵的是她良知泯灭之前还有一点点自知之明

The most valuable is her conscience, devoid of self-knowledge until there is a little bit.

要是我自己的孩子果真蠢,我决不愿意没有自知之明

If my children are silly I must hope to be always sensible of it.

我们由衷地钦佩他的认真和有自知之明的讽刺艺术。

We would admire both his earnestness and his self-aware irony.

就是说,人要有自知之明,处世做人,要量力而行,不强求自己能力以外的物事。

That is to say, one have to know one's limitation, act according to one's ability, never importune something which is out of one's power.