Definition
上吊 is a verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to hang oneself (as suicide)'. Because it is a separable verb, you can insert other elements between the two characters, such as '了' for completion (上了吊) or a measure word/phrase. For example: 他在监狱里上了吊 (He hanged himself in prison).
v.
to hang oneself (by suicide)
Examples
- 。Tā zài jiānyù lǐ shàng le diào.He hanged himself in prison.
- ，上吊。Zhège rén yīnwèi qiàn zhài tài duō, zuìhòu xuǎnzé le shàng diào.This person chose to hang himself because of too much debt.
- 上吊。Tīngshuō nàge lǎorén shàng diào zìshā le.I heard that old man hanged himself.
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