寻短见 (xín) — to commit suicide (euphemistic expression)

Definition

寻短见 (xún duǎnjiàn) is a euphemistic verb meaning 'to commit suicide.' It can split as 寻…短见 (e.g. 寻了短见) — don't confuse with the bare verb 寻 ('to look for').

verb

to commit suicide (euphemistic expression)

Examples

寻短见。
Tā yīn wèi zhài wù wèn tí xín le.
He committed suicide because of debt problems.
寻短见。
Hěn duō rén zài jué wàng shí kě néng huì xiǎng dào xín.
Many people might think of suicide when in despair.
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Tā zuì zhōng xún le duǎn jiàn, jiā rén fēi cháng bēi tòng.
He ended up committing suicide, and his family was devastated.

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