Definition

Examples

• 他因为欠了很多债，最后选择了自尽。
  Tā yīnwèi qiàn le hěn duō zhài, zuìhòu xuǎnzé le zì jìn.
  He owed a lot of debt and finally chose to end his own life.
• 这位将军在战败后被迫自尽，以保全家族。
  Zhè wèi jiāngjūn zài zhànbài hòu bèi pò zì jìn, yǐ bǎoquán jiāzú.
  This general was forced to commit suicide after defeat in order to protect his family.
• 古代有些文人因政治失意而自尽。
  Gǔdài yǒuxiē wénrén yīn zhèngzhì shīyì ér zì jìn.
  In ancient times, some literati committed suicide out of political frustration.