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自杀 (zì shā): To kill oneself (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 6

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自杀 consists of 2 characters.

自 • zì • self; oneself; from; since • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

zì自

self; oneself; from; since

杀 • shā • kill; slaughter; in the extreme • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

shā杀

kill; slaughter; in the extreme

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Pinyinzì shā

Meaningto kill oneself

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 6

SyntaxVerb

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Example Sentences with 自杀

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

méi没

yì意

shí识

dào到

cháng长

qī期

áo熬

yè夜

shì是

yì一

zhǒng种

màn慢

xìng性

zì自

shā杀

ma吗

？

Don't you realize that staying up late long-term is a form of chronic suicide?

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 自杀.

Words with 自

自己zì jǐself; oneself
自行车zì xíng chēbicycle
来自lái zìcome from
自习zì xíto study by oneself; self-study
自信zì xìnself-confident; believe in oneself
自学zì xuéself-study
自然zì ránnatural
大自然dà zì ránnature (the natural world)

Words with 杀

抹杀mǒ shāblot out; obliterate; write off
屠杀tú shāMassacre / Slaughter
杀害shā hàiTo kill / to murder
杀手shā shǒuKiller / assassin
杀毒

shā dú

kill viruses

仇杀chóu shāvengeance killing

凶杀xiōng shāmurder

刺杀cì shāto assassinate; assassination