自
发

Spontaneous in Chinese: 自发 (zì fā)

zì fā

spontaneous

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 自發1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1spontaneous

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自
发

Simplified & traditional

自发

Simplified

自發

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 大家自发地组织起来帮忙。

    dà jiā zì fā dì zǔ zhī qǐ lái bāng máng。

    Everyone organized spontaneously to help.

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Related words

发

fā

to send out

自

zì

self

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

自己

zì jǐ

oneself

出发

chū fā

to set off

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

沙发

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

自然

zì rán

nature

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