自 zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 自 — self
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
自发
zìfā
spontaneous; voluntary
Characters in this word
发 fā
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
Example phrases
- 这场讨论并非由学校安排，而是学生自发组织起来的。 Zhè chǎng tǎolùn bìngfēi yóu xuéxiào ānpái, ér shì xuésheng zìfā zǔzhī qǐlái de. This discussion was not arranged by the school; rather, it was organised spontaneously by the students.
- 灾后居民自发成立了志愿小组，帮助清理街道。 Zāihòu jūmín zìfā chénglì le zhìyuàn xiǎozǔ, bāngzhù qīnglǐ jiēdào. After the disaster, residents spontaneously set up a volunteer group to help clean the streets.
- 音乐会结束时，全场观众自发站起来鼓掌。 Yīnyuèhuì jiéshù shí, quánchǎng guānzhòng zìfā zhàn qǐlái gǔzhǎng. When the concert ended, the whole audience spontaneously stood up and applauded.