Meaning of 自助
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zìzhù
- self-service
自助 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
自助是最好的帮助。
Self-help is the best help.
两人份自助午餐，谢谢。
Two for the lunch buffet, please.
助人者自助。
To help others is to help yourself.
自助者天助。
God helps those who help themselves.
我父亲总是说天助自助者。
My father always said that heaven helps those who help themselves.
Stroke order for each character
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自 zì · self · 6 strokes
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助 zhù · to help · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 自助.
| 自己 | zìjǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 帮助 | bāngzhù | assistance; aid; to help; to assist |
| 自由 | zìyóu | freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted |
| 来自 | láizì | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) |
| 自行车 | zìxíngchē | bicycle; bike |
| 大自然 | dàzìrán | nature (the natural world) |
| 自然 | zìrán | nature; natural |
| 自从 | zìcóng | since (a time); ever since |
| 亲自 | qīnzì | personally; in person |
| 自动 | zìdòng | automatic; voluntarily |
| 各自 | gèzì | each; respective |
| 自身 | zìshēn | itself; oneself |
Questions about 自助
What does 自助 mean?
自助 (zìzhù) means "self-service" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 自助?
自助 is made of 2 characters: 自 (6 strokes), 助 (7 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 自助 an HSK word?
Yes. 自助 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.