自助 zìzhù self-service
怎么记住“自助”: 自 self + 助 to help = self-service.
汉字
用法
- Self-service - you serve yourself - 自助餐 (zìzhù cān) buffet, 自助取款机 (zìzhù qǔkuǎnjī) ATM.
- Attributive prefix on facilities where no staff helps you: 自助洗衣 (zìzhù xǐyī) self-service laundry.
- Different from 自主 (zìzhǔ, autonomous/of one's own initiative) - same pinyin family but 助 = help, 主 = master.
例句
- 自助者天助。 Zìzhù zhě tiānzhù.God helps those who help themselves.