人必自重而後人重之

rénbìzìzhòngérhòurénzhòngzhī

A person must first respect himself and conduct himself appropriately before others will respect him.

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Entry Composition

1 人 rén person; people

classifiers: 個, 位
2 必 bì
  1. certainly
  2. must
  3. will
  4. necessarily
3 自重 zìzhòng
  1. to conduct oneself with dignity
  2. to be dignified
  3. deadweight
4 而後 érhòu
  1. after that
  2. then
5 人 rén person; people

classifiers: 個, 位
=6 重 chóng
  1. to repeat
  2. repetition
  3. again
  4. re-
  5. classifier: layer
=6 重 zhòng
  1. heavy
  2. serious
  3. to attach importance to
7 之 zhī
  1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 de)
  2. him
  3. her
  4. it