自
杀

To kill oneself in Chinese: 自杀 (zì shā)

zì shā

to kill oneself

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 自殺1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to kill oneself
  2. 2to commit suicide
  3. 3to attempt suicide

Stroke order

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自
杀

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ㄗˋ

zì

ㄗ/ zˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕㄚ

shā

ㄕ/ shㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

自杀

Simplified

自殺

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我们应该关心想自杀的人。

    wǒ men yīng gāi guān xīn xiǎng zì shā de rén。

    We should care about people who want to end their own lives.

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Related words

杀

shā

to kill

自

zì

self

自己

zì jǐ

oneself

自然

zì rán

nature

各自

gè zì

each

来自

lái zì

to come from (a place)

亲自

qīn zì

personally

自从

zì cóng

since (a time)

自动

zì dòng

automatic

自豪

zì háo

proud (of one's achievements etc)

自觉

zì jué

conscious

自私

zì sī

selfish

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