to hang oneself; suicide by hanging
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to hang oneself; to commit suicide by hanging
Refers specifically to suicide by suspending the body from a rope around the neck. Often used in formal, literary, or news contexts. Can be used as an intransitive verb or followed by 自杀.
Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
qiàn欠
xià下
jù巨
é额
zhài债
wù务
ér而
shàng上
diào吊
zì自
shā杀
le了
。
He hanged himself because he was drowning in massive debt.
Zài在
nà那
gè个
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
hěn很
duō多
fù妇
nǚ女
zǒu走
tóu投
wú无
lù路
zhǐ只
néng能
xuǎn选
zé择
shàng上
diào吊
。
In that old society, many women had no way out and could only choose to hang themselves.
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Qiān千
wàn万
bù不
yào要
xiǎng想
bu不
kāi开
，
shàng上
diào吊
bù不
shì是
jiě解
jué决
wèn问
tí题
de的
fāng方
fǎ法
。
Please don't take things too hard; hanging yourself is not a way to solve problems.
Jù据
shuō说
nà那
zuò座
lǎo老
zhái宅
zi子
lǐ里
céng曾
yǒu有
rén人
shàng上
diào吊
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
yī一
zhí直
kōng空
zhe着
。
It's said that someone once hanged themselves in that old house, so it has remained vacant.