自发 meaning in English

zìfā

spontaneous

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 自發11 strokes

Meaning of 自发

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zìfā
  1. spontaneous

自发 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

玛mǎ丽lì暗àn自zì发fā笑xiào。
Mary chuckled to herself.

Stroke order for each character

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自 zì · self · 6 strokes

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发 fā · to send out · 5 strokes

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  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 自发.

自己zìjǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
发现fāxiànto notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect
自由zìyóufreedom; liberty; free; unrestricted
来自láizìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)
出发chūfāto set off; to start (on a journey); (fig.) to proceed from (a particular standpoint or ba
头发tóufahair (on the head)
自行车zìxíngchēbicycle; bike
大自然dàzìránnature (the natural world)
发生fāshēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 發生問題|发生问题[fa1 sheng1 wen4 ti2] "a probl
自然zìránnature; natural
自从zìcóngsince (a time); ever since
发展fāzhǎndevelopment; growth

Questions about 自发

What does 自发 mean?

自发 (zìfā) means "spontaneous" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 自发?

自发 is made of 2 characters: 自 (6 strokes), 发 (5 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.

Is 自发 an HSK word?

Yes. 自发 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 自发 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 自发 is written 自發.