上吊

shàngdiào
to hang oneself

CEDICT

to hang oneself

Wiktionary

自縊。將繩子吊在高處，套住脖子自殺。如：「他因經商失敗破產，想不開而上吊。」也作「上弔」。

重編國語辭典

用繫在高處的繩子套住自己脖子自殺的方式

維基詞典

Examples

他上吊自殺了。

He committed suicide by hanging himself.

Source: Tatoeba

灯笼在树枝上吊着。

The lamp was suspended from the branch of a tree.

Source: Tatoeba

汤姆向他的朋友吐露他要上吊自杀。

Tom confided in his friend that he was going to hang himself.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 上 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above
=2 吊 diào
  1. to suspend
  2. to hang up
  3. to hang a person
=2 吊 diào
  1. a string of 100 cash (arch.)
  2. to lament
  3. to condole with
  4. variant of 吊 diào

Containing this entry

一哭二鬧三上吊 yīkūèrnàosānshàngdiào
  1. lit. to cry, then shout, then threaten suicide (saying)
  2. fig. to make a terrible scene; to throw a tantrum
不要在一棵樹上吊死 bùyàozàiyīkēshùshàngdiàosǐ
  1. don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
  2. there's more than one way to skin a cat

Related entries

吊頸 diàojǐng to hang oneself
投繯 tóuhuán
  1. to hang oneself
  2. to commit suicide by hanging
投繯自縊 tóuhuánzìyì to hang oneself (idiom)
縊頸 yìjǐng to hang oneself
自經 zìjīng (literary) to hang oneself
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