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绞死

jiǎo sǐ

2-character word Traditional 絞死

What 绞死 means

1. to hang (i.e. execute by hanging)
2. to strangle

The characters in 绞死

• 绞jiǎoto twist (strands into a thread); to entangle; to wring
• 死sǐto die; impassable; uncrossable

Example sentences

• 他因谋杀罪被绞死。
  Tā yīn móushāzuì bèi jiǎosǐ.
  He was hanged for murder.

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