自拔 Traditional form: 自拔 Pinyin (reading): zìbá Definitions: to free oneself to extricate oneself from a difficult situation Characters: 自 - self; private, personal; from 拔 - to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote Traditional characters: 自 - self; private, personal; from 拔 - to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote