自杀
zì shā
Pinyin

Definition

自杀
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zì shā
  1. to kill oneself
  2. to commit suicide
  3. to attempt suicide

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

来自
lái zì
  1. 1 to come from (a place)
  2. 2 From: (in email header)
自
zì
  1. 1 self
  2. 2 oneself
  3. 3 from
  4. 4 since
  5. 5 naturally
  6. 6 surely
自己
zì jǐ
  1. 1 oneself
  2. 2 one's own
出自
chū zì
  1. 1 to come from
各自
gè zì
  1. 1 each
  2. 2 respective
  3. 3 apiece
大自然
dà zì rán
  1. 1 nature (the natural world)
独自
dú zì
  1. 1 alone
发自
fā zì
  1. 1 to evolve from
自主
zì zhǔ
  1. 1 independent
  2. 2 to act for oneself
  3. 3 autonomous
自信
zì xìn
  1. 1 to have confidence in oneself
  2. 2 self-confidence
自个儿
zì gě r5
  1. 1 (dialect) oneself
  2. 2 by oneself
自制
zì zhì
  1. 1 to maintain self-control
  2. 2 self-control
自助
zì zhù
  1. 1 self-service
自助餐
zì zhù cān
  1. 1 buffet
  2. 2 self-service meal
自动
zì dòng
  1. 1 automatic
  2. 2 voluntarily
自卑
zì bēi
  1. 1 feeling inferior
  2. 2 self-abased
自古
zì gǔ
  1. 1 (since) ancient times
  2. 2 (from) time immemorial
自在
zì zai
  1. 1 free
  2. 2 unrestrained
  3. 3 comfortable
  4. 4 at ease
自家
zì jiā
  1. 1 oneself
  2. 2 one's own family
自尊
zì zūn
  1. 1 self-respect
  2. 2 self-esteem
  3. 3 ego
  4. 4 pride

Idioms (20)

不敢自专
bù gǎn zì zhuān
  1. 1 not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
  1. 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
  1. 1 self-explanatory
  2. 2 self-evident (idiom)
任其自然
rèn qí zì rán
  1. 1 to let things take their course (idiom)
  2. 2 to leave it to nature
  3. 3 laissez-faire
作茧自缚
zuò jiǎn zì fù
  1. 1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
  2. 2 hoist by his own petard
优游自得
yōu yóu zì dé
  1. 1 free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
儿孙自有儿孙福
ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú
  1. 1 younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
冰炭不言，冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
  1. 1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
出自肺腑
chū zì fèi fǔ
  1. 1 from the bottom of one's heart (idiom)
刚愎自用
gāng bì zì yòng
  1. 1 obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
功到自然成
gōng dào zì rán chéng
  1. 1 effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
  1. 1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
吉人自有天相
jí rén zì yǒu tiān xiàng
  1. 1 Heaven helps the worthy (idiom)
吐丝自缚
tǔ sī zì fù
  1. 1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
  2. 2 hoist with his own petard
咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ
  1. 1 to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
  2. 2 to bring trouble through one's own actions
唾面自干
tuò miàn zì gān
  1. 1 to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek
  2. 2 to drain the cup of humiliation
善自为谋
shàn zì wéi móu
  1. 1 to be good at working for one's own profit (idiom)
善自珍摄
shàn zì zhēn shè
  1. 1 take good care of yourself! (idiom)
喜不自胜
xǐ bù zì shèng
  1. 1 unable to contain one's joy (idiom)

Sample Sentences

柳如是喜欢穿着儒服与男性谈论政治，明朝灭亡后，他自杀殉国。
liǔrúshì xǐhuan chuān zhe rúfú yǔ nánxìng tánlùn zhèngzhì ，Míngcháo mièwáng hòu ，tā zìshā xùnguó 。
Liu Ru Shi liked to wear outfits which male scholars would wear and debate politics. When the Ming dynasty ended, she ended her life for her country.
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最近那个女模自杀的新闻闹好大哦，虽然不认识她，但看了新闻还是好难过。
zuìjìn nà ge nǚmó zìshā de xīnwén nào hǎo dà ò ，suīrán bù rènshi tā ，dàn kàn le xīnwén háishì hǎo nánguò 。
There was lots of coverage in the news about that model's suicide recently. Although I didn't know her, I was very sad to hear about it on the news.
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网路霸凌？不是说是职场霸凌吗？我看到新闻说，同事一直匿名爆料，放假消息，女模最后受不了恶帖才自杀的。
wǎnglù bàlíng ？búshì shuō shì zhíchǎng bàlíng ma ？wǒ kàndào xīnwén shuō ，tóngshì yìzhí nìmíng bàoliào ，fàng jiǎ xiāoxi ，nǚmó zuìhòu shòubuliǎo ètiě cái zìshā de 。
Bullied online? Didn't they say it was bullying in the workplace? The news reports I saw said her coworkers revealed things about her anonymously and spread rumors about her. In the end the model couldn't take the negative postings anymore, so she killed herself.
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当然能。你看韩国女星都很漂亮吧？为什么那么多人自杀？就是因为面相不好。
dāngrán néng 。nǐ kàn Hánguó nǚxīng dōu hěn piàoliang ba ？wèishénme nàme duō rén zìshā ？jiùshì yīnwèi miànxiàng bù hǎo 。
Of course you can. Female Korean celebrities are really beautiful, right? Why do so many of them commit suicide? It's because they have poor facial features.
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被自杀
bèi zìshā
To be falsely reported as having committed suicide.
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一个人他不是自杀的，但是可能警察说他是自杀的。
yī ge rén tā bù shì zìshā de ，dànshì kěnéng jǐngchá shuō tā shì zìshā de 。
A person didn't commit suicide, but maybe the police say that he committed suicide.
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是啊，还有极端的人甚至彻底陷入网络游戏世界，最后因为没有过关而自杀了。你说这网络游戏的魅力怎么就这么大呢？每个月要花几百块钱玩游戏，还是有这么多人乐意。包括我们俩。
shì ā ，hái yǒu jíduān de rén shènzhì chèdǐ xiànrù wǎngluòyóuxì shìjiè ，zuìhòu yīnwèi méiyǒu guòguān ér zìshā le 。nǐ shuō zhè wǎngluòyóuxì de mèilì zěnme jiù zhème dà ne ？měige yuè yào huā jǐbǎikuàiqián wányóuxì ，hái shì yǒu zhème duō rén lèyì 。bāokuò wǒmen liǎ 。
Yeah. And then some people are so extreme, so sucked into the world of online gaming, that they kill themselves if they can't beat the game. Tell me, how can online games be so enticing? You have to spend a couple hundred yuan every month to play these games. But a lot of people are still happy to do it-- including the two of us!
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