used to emphasize that something belongs to or is connected with me and no one else

I want my own car. 我想要一辆我自己的小汽车。

It was my own decision. 那是我自己的决定。

This cake is all my own work (= I made it without help). 这个蛋糕完全是我自己做的。

That's what happened - I saw it with my own eyes.

It's my own fault - I shouldn't have offered to do it.

That's my own personal experience and everyone's experience will be different.

My own view is that the party would be better off if he resigned now.

See also: my determiner