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自助

zì zhù

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

自助 (zì zhù) means "self-service". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 自助 means

1. self-service

The characters in 自助

• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 助zhùto help; to assist

Example sentences

• 助人者自助。
  Zhù rén zhě zìzhù.
  To help others is to help yourself.
• 自助者天助。
  God helps those who help themselves.
• 自助餐厅在哪里？
  Where is the buffet restaurant?
• 他要去自助餐厅。
  He was going to the cafeteria.
• 自助是最好的帮助。
  Zìzhù shì zuì hǎo de bāngzhù.
  Self-help is the best help.

Words starting with 自助

• 自助餐zì zhù cānbuffet; self-service meal
• 自助游zì zhù yóuto travel independently
• 自助洗衣店zì zhù xǐ yī diànlaundromat; launderette

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