自绝 (zì jué) — alienate oneself (from), cut oneself off (from); seek self-destruction
Definition
A formal verb meaning 'to cut oneself off from' (a group, the people, society) or, by extension, 'to seek one's own destruction.' Always written; rarely used in everyday speech.
verb
alienate oneself (from)cut oneself off (from)seek self-destruction
Examples
- ，自绝。Tā yīn wèi gù zhí jǐ jiàn, zuì zhōng zì jué yú zhěng gè tuán duì.Because of his stubbornness, he eventually alienated himself from the entire team.
- 自绝，。Zhè zhǒng zì jué yú rén mín de xíng wéi, zhù dìng huì shī bài.This kind of self-alienation from the people is doomed to fail.
- 自绝，。Tā zǒu shàng le yì tiáo zì jué zhī lù, lìng rén wǎn xī.He embarked on a path of self-destruction, which is regrettable.
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