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自焚
自焚 (zì fén): Self-immolation (verb/noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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自 • zì • self; oneself; from; since • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
zì
自
self; oneself; from; since
焚 • fén • to burn
fén
焚
to burn
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 自焚.
Words with
自
自己
zì jǐ
self; oneself
自行车
zì xíng chē
bicycle
来自
lái zì
come from
自习
zì xí
to study by oneself; self-study
自信
zì xìn
self-confident; believe in oneself
自学
zì xué
self-study
自然
zì rán
natural
大自然
dà zì rán
nature (the natural world)
Words with
焚
焚烧
fén shāo
burn / incinerate
心急如焚
xīn jí rú fén
be extremely anxious / be in a great hurry
焚毁
fén huǐ
burn down, destroy by fire
焚膏继晷
fén gāo jì guǐ
To work or study diligently from morning until late at night, burning the midnight oil.
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Example Sentences with 自焚
Tā
他
yīn
因
jué
绝
wàng
望
ér
而
zì
自
fén
焚
。
He committed self-immolation out of despair.
Xīn
新
wén
闻
lǐ
里
bào
报
dào
道
le
了
yī
一
qǐ
起
zì
自
Zì
自
fén
焚
shì
是
yī
一
zhǒng
种
jí
极
duān
端
de
的
kàng
抗
fén
焚
shì
事
jiàn
件
。
The news reported a case of self-immolation.
yì
议
fāng
方
shì
式
。
Self-immolation is an extreme form of protest.
