自尽 (zì jìn) — to commit suicide

Definition

Examples

• 他因为欠了很多债，最后选择了自尽。
  Tā yīn wèi qiàn le hěn duō zhài, zuì hòu xuǎn zé le zì jìn.
  He owed a lot of debt and finally chose to end his own life.
• 这位将军在战败后被迫自尽，以保全家族。
  Zhè wèi jiāng jūn zài zhàn bài hòu bèi pò zì jìn, yǐ bǎo quán jiā zú.
  This general was forced to commit suicide after defeat in order to protect his family.
• 古代有些文人因政治失意而自尽。
  Gǔ dài yǒu xiē wén rén yīn zhèng zhì shī yì ér zì jìn.
  In ancient times, some literati committed suicide out of political frustration.