death by hanging/strangulation; capital punishment
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
death by hanging/strangulation; a form of capital punishment
formalHistorically common; now refers to execution by hanging or strangulation. Usually involves a rope or similar ligature.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
jiǎo绞
xíng刑
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
sǐ死
xíng刑
fāng方
shì式
。
In ancient times, execution by hanging was a common form of capital punishment.
Tā他
bèi被
pàn判
chǔ处
jiǎo绞
xíng刑
。
He was sentenced to death by hanging.