Chinese word dictionary

自杀

zìshā · to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide

Word information

Simplified自杀
Traditional自殺
Pinyinzìshā
Part of speech
HSK 3.06
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 自杀

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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