绞刑 (jiǎo xíng) — hanging (as a method of execution)

Definition

Examples

• 他在历史上被判处绞刑。
  Tā zài lì shǐ shàng bèi pàn chǔ jiǎo xíng.
  He was sentenced to death by hanging in history.
• 这种绞刑的方式已经废除了。
  Zhè zhǒng jiǎo xíng de fāng shì yǐ jīng fèi chú le.
  This method of hanging has been abolished.
• 电影中有一段关于绞刑的场面。
  Diàn yǐng zhōng yǒu yí duàn guān yú jiǎo xíng de chǎng miàn.
  The movie has a scene about hanging.