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Words with shang diao

shàng diào

上 吊

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v.hang oneself
- tā shàng diào zì shā le
  她上吊自杀了。
  She hanged herself.
- jué wàng zhōng nà nán hái shàng diào le
  绝望中，那男孩上吊了。
  In despair, the young boy had hanged himself.
- zài sēn lín li kàn dào shàng diào de shī tǐ bù zú wéi qí
  在森林里看到上吊的尸体不足为奇。
  It's not surprising to see hanging bodies in the forest.
synonym
diào sǐ吊死 zì yì自缢 xuán liáng悬梁 diào jǐng吊颈 tóu huán投缳

Word usage

Separable word
"上" and "吊" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他上了吊。
  He hanged himself.

Chinese words with pinyin shang diao

shàng diào上调transfer somebody to a post at a higher level; transfer goods, funds, etc. to a unit at a higher level

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