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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

自发 [zìfā]
  1. 1. adjective spontaneous

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

自发 [zìfā]
  1. 1. spontaneous
    自发的斗争
    spontaneous struggle
    自发罢工
    wildcat strike

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

自发 [zìfā]
  1. 1. 不受外力影响而自然发生的;不自觉的
    自发行为。

Examples

自发辐射
spontaneous radiation
自发突变
spontaneous mutation
自发蜕变
spontaneous decay
自发跃迁
spontaneous transition
自发罢工
wildcat strike
为了防止害兽对家畜的侵袭,村民们自发的组成了巡逻队在夜里巡逻防范。
To prevent livestock from harmful animals' attack, the villagers spontaneously form night patrols.
《天安门诗抄》是人民自发怀念周总理而作的诗歌集。
A Copy of Tiananmen Poems is a poetry anthology people compiled to commemorate our prime minister Zhou Enlai.
渔民们自发地组织起来共同对抗渔霸。
Fishermen organized spontaneously to struggle against the local despot that had monopolized the fishing market.
为了抗击外国的侵略,他们自发组成志愿军。
For the purpose of fighting against the foreign invasion, they organized spontaneously an army composed of volunteers.

Collocations

自发行为
willingness
自发组织起来
spontaneous organization
自发
willingness

Word Decomposition


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