自燃

zìrán

verb #16,309

Meanings

1 spontaneous combustion
2 to ignite spontaneously

Characters

self; by itself

to burn; to ignite

Examples

那辆车在停车场自燃了。

Nà liàng chē zài tíngchēchǎng zìrán le.

That car spontaneously caught fire in the parking lot.

高温天气容易导致垃圾自燃。

Gāowēn tiānqì róngyì dǎozhì lājī zìrán.

High temperatures can easily cause garbage to spontaneously combust.

Tips

mistakes

自燃 (zìrán, spontaneous combustion) and 自然 (zìrán, nature/natural) are homophones! Same pronunciation, completely different meanings. Context and characters make the distinction.

Stroke Order

自 zì

燃 rán