threaten suicide; attempt suicide
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to attempt suicide; to threaten suicide (often to manipulate or gain attention)
informal“寻”在口语中常读作xín。This idiom often carries a negative connotation, implying that the person is using suicide threats as a form of emotional blackmail rather than genuinely wanting to die.
Tā她
dòng动
bu不
dòng动
jiù就
xún寻
sǐ死
mì觅
huó活
，
ràng让
jiā家
rén人
hěn很
tóu头
téng疼
。
She's always threatening suicide at the drop of a hat, giving her family a terrible headache.
Bié别
xún寻
sǐ死
mì觅
huó活
de的
le了
，
yǒu有
shén什
me么
shì事
wǒ我
men们
kě可
yǐ以
hǎo好
hǎo好
shāng商
liang量
。
Stop threatening suicide; whatever the problem is, we can talk it through calmly.
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Tā他
wèi为
le了
bī逼
fù父
mǔ母
tóng同
yì意
zhè这
mén门
hūn婚
shì事
，
jìng竟
rán然
xún寻
sǐ死
mì觅
huó活
qǐ起
lái来
。
To force his parents to agree to the marriage, he actually started threatening to kill himself.