上吊

shàngdiào

verb #10,168

Meanings

To go up and hang - to hang oneself.

HSK 5

警方怀疑他不是上吊自杀的。

Jǐngfāng huáiyí tā bùshì shàngdiào zìshā de.

The police suspect he did not die by hanging.

HSK 7-9

那个囚犯在牢房里上吊了。

Nàge qiúfàn zài láofáng lǐ shàngdiào le.

The prisoner hanged himself in his cell.

usage

上吊 specifically means death by hanging (suicide). For execution by hanging, use 绞刑. The phrase 上吊自杀 is a common collocation.

上 shàng

吊 diào