自燃

zìrán

verb #16,309

Meanings

1 spontaneous combustion
2 to ignite spontaneously

Characters

self; by itself

to burn; to ignite

Examples

HSK 4

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.

HSK 5

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

Stroke Order

自 zì

燃 rán