寻死

尋死

xúnsǐ

verb #14,161

Meanings

你别寻死觅活的了。

Nǐ bié xúnsǐ-mìhuó de le.

Stop acting like you want to die.

他因为失恋差点寻死。

Tā yīnwèi shīliàn chàdiǎn xúnsǐ.

He nearly tried to kill himself because of a breakup.

usage

寻死觅活 is a common four-character expression meaning 'to threaten suicide dramatically' or 'to make a huge emotional scene'.

寻 xún

死 sǐ