trifle with one's life; commit suicide
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to have little regard for one's own life; to commit suicide
formalFormal term; implies a serious disregard for life, often in the context of suicide, out of despair or frustration. Usually not used casually about minor risks.
Tā他
yīn因
zhài债
wù务
chán缠
shēn身
，
yī一
shí时
xiǎng想
bu不
kāi开
，
jìng竟
rán然
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
qīng轻
shēng生
。
Weighed down by debt and unable to see a way out, he tragically chose to take his own life.
Wèi为
le了
yī一
diǎn点
gǎn感
qíng情
cuò挫
zhé折
jiù就
qīng轻
shēng生
，
zhè这
tài太
bù不
zhí值
dé得
le了
。
It's not worth it to take one's own life over a minor romantic setback.
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Xīn心
lǐ理
yuán援
zhù助
rè热
xiàn线
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
le了
xǔ许
duō多
yǒu有
qīng轻
shēng生
niàn念
tóu头
de的
rén人
。
Crisis hotlines have prevented many people with suicidal thoughts from acting on them.