Chinese word dictionary

自拔

zì bá · to free oneself; to extricate oneself from a difficult situation

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Word information

Simplified自拔

Traditional自拔

Pinyinzì bá

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

自zì

self; private, personal; from

拔bá

to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote

How to learn 自拔

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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oneself; (attributive) one's own

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to come from (a place); From: (in email header)

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大自然dàzìrán

nature (the natural world)

自zì

(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course

自然zìrán

nature; natural; naturally