| 被自杀 |
bèi zì shā |
a death claimed to be a suicide by the authorities |
| 被 |
bèi |
quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游 to "go on a trip") |
| 自 |
zì |
(bound form) self; oneself / from; since / naturally; as a matter of course |
| 自杀 |
zì shā |
to kill oneself / to commit suicide / to attempt suicide |
| 杀 |
shā |
to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack / to weaken; to reduce / (dialect) to smart / (used after a verb) extremely |