self-help

noun
🔊/ˌself ˈhelp/
🔊/ˌself ˈhelp/
[uncountable]
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  1. the act of relying on your own efforts and abilities in order to solve your problems, rather than depending on other people for help自助;自立

self-help

adjective
🔊/ˌself ˈhelp/
🔊/ˌself ˈhelp/
[only before noun]
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  1. designed to help people solve their problems for themselves, rather than depending on other people for help自助;自立
    • a self-help book/guru自助书/大师
    • a self-help discussion group for people suffering from depression (= whose members help each other)抑郁症患者自助讨论小组