Definition
v.
to set oneself on fire (as a form of protest or suicide)to self-destructto bring about one's own ruin (figurative)
Examples
- 自焚。Nà wèi kàngyìzhě xuǎnzé le zì fén.That protester chose self-immolation.
- 自焚。Gōngsī zhè zhǒng cuòwù de cèlüè zuìzhōng huì dǎozhì zì fén.The company's wrong strategy will eventually lead to its own self-destruction.
- ，自焚。Rúguǒ jìxù zhèyàng màoxiǎn, nǐ jiù shì zài zì fén.If you keep taking risks like this, you are destroying yourself.
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