上吊 (shàng diào) — to hang oneself (by suicide)
Definition
A verb meaning 'to hang oneself' — used specifically for suicide by hanging, not for ordinary hanging (挂). Often appears in news or historical accounts.
verb
to hang oneself (by suicide)
Examples
- 。Tā zài jiān yù lǐ shàng le diào.He hanged himself in prison.
- ，上吊。Zhè ge rén yīn wèi qiàn zhài tài duō, zuì hòu xuǎn zé le shàng diào.This person chose to hang himself because of too much debt.
- 上吊。Tīng shuō nà ge lǎo rén shàng diào zì shā le.I heard that old man hanged himself.
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