"You have to believe in yourself."

Translation:你要相信你自己。

September 25, 2018

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https://www.duolingo.com/profile/KX3.
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”你要相信自己“才是没语病的句子吧


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/PeaceJoyPancakes

Are you saying that "你要相信你自己" is grammatically incorrect?

I like your version, but I would have thought it was okay with or without the second "你". Certainly "你自己" itself is an extremely common phrase, as far as I can tell.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/KX3.
  • 162

Yes, it is technically incorrect but definitely commonly used. Many 语病 has its source in commonly used phrases, actually.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/RobinThor

Why is 你需要相信你自己 wrong?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Galeos1

It's a bit redundant I guess? Tho I wouldn't mark it wrong, it reads more of you need to believe in yourself (which is stronger in nature)


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/KamiAithein

“你要自己相信”?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/PeaceJoyPancakes

No. At best that's "You yourself have to believe" (i.e., it's not enough that others believe), though for that we might also say "你自己要相信".

But a close approximation of Duo's sentence is perhaps "你要有自信(心)", "You have to have self-confidence". Native speakers, is this correct?

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