自生自灭 zì shēng zì miè

to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 15157th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
自 zì HSK 3
self; oneself; from
生 shēng HSK 1
life; to be born; raw
自 zì HSK 3
self; oneself; from
灭 miè HSK 6
to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc)