tự tử

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To commit suicide: The act of intentionally causing one's own death.
   • To kill oneself: A direct synonym for taking one's own life.

2. Noun:

   • Suicide: The act or an instance of intentionally killing oneself.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Cảnh sát nghi ngờ người đàn ông đó đã tự tử. (The police suspect that man committed suicide.)
  • Anh ấy bị trầm cảm nặng và đã cố gắng tự tử. (He was severely depressed and tried to kill himself.)

• Noun:

  • Vụ tự tử đó gây chấn động cộng đồng. (That suicide shocked the community.)
  • Tự tử là một vấn đề nghiêm trọng về sức khỏe cộng đồng. (Suicide is a serious public health issue.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is used in formal, legal, medical, and journalistic contexts. It is a direct and clinical term for the act.
• "tự sát": A less common but synonymous term for suicide.
  • Họ điều tra nguyên nhân dẫn đến vụ tự sát. (They investigated the causes leading to the suicide.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tự tận (v/n): A formal, literary synonym for "tự tử," meaning to commit suicide or suicide.

  • Nhân vật trong tiểu thuyết đã chọn cái chết tự tận. (The character in the novel chose death by suicide.)

• Tự hủy (v): To self-destruct; can be used metaphorically but not a direct synonym for suicide.

• Quyên sinh (v/n): A euphemistic, literary term meaning to relinquish life; to commit suicide.

Synonyms

• Commit suicide: The standard formal phrase.
• Kill oneself: A direct and clear synonym.
• Take one's own life: A common idiomatic expression.

Important Notes

• "Tự tử" is a serious term. In supportive communication, more sensitive phrases like "died by suicide" are increasingly used in English to reduce stigma.
• If discussing this topic, it is crucial to provide resources for help, such as crisis hotlines.