自知之明 zì zhī zhī míng

DEFINITIONS

  1. knowing oneself (idiom)
  2. self-knowledge

CHARACTERS

自 zì
HSK 3
self, private, personal; from
知 zhī
HSK 2
know, perceive, comprehend
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
明 míng
HSK 1
bright, light, brilliant; clear