commit suicide; take one's own life
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to commit suicide; to take one's own life
literaryA formal, literary term for suicide, often used in historical or official contexts to describe honorable or ordered suicide.
Jiāng将
jūn军
zhàn战
bài败
hòu后
，
yǐn引
jiù咎
zì自
cái裁
。
After his defeat, the general took responsibility and committed suicide.
Gǔ古
dài代
dà大
chén臣
ruò若
fàn犯
xià下
zhòng重
zuì罪
，
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
bèi被
cì赐
zì自
cái裁
。
In ancient times, high officials who committed serious crimes were sometimes ordered to take their own lives.
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Tā他
liú留
xià下
yí遗
shū书
hòu后
zì自
cái裁
shēn身
wáng亡
。
He left a suicide note before taking his own life.