How to say “commit suicide” in Chinese
commit suicide
“Commit suicide” in Chinese is 自杀, zì shā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
自杀 is read zì shā: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a nose: when Chinese people say “me”, they point at their nose.
Below, 木; on top, a cross of two strokes.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “自杀”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “commit suicide” in Chinese?
“Commit suicide” in Chinese is 自杀, pinyin zìshā.
What does 自杀 mean?
自杀 (zìshā) means “commit suicide”.
How do you write 自杀?
自杀 is 2 characters: 自 (zì) — self; 杀 (shā) — kill. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 自杀?
自杀 is read zìshā. Tones: zì — fourth tone, shā — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“commit suicide” in the lesson “Privacy and difficult topics”
This word is from the topic “Society” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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