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自杀 (zì shā): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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

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自杀 consists of 2 characters.

self; oneself; from; since

kill; slaughter; in the extreme

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 自杀.

Words with 自

自己zì jǐHSK 3
自行车zì xíng chēHSK 3
来自lái zìHSK 4
自信zì xìnHSK 4
自然zì ránHSK 4
亲自qīn zì
出自chū zì
各自gè zì

Words with 杀

屠杀tú shā
扼杀è shā
抹杀mǒ shā
暗杀àn shā
杀害shā hài
杀手shā shǒu
杀毒shā dú

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

？

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