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Information of 死

Pinyin sǐ

Radical

歹

Strokes

6 strokes

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Definition

to die / inpassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid

死 [sǐ] 动 [verb] 1. 生命终止; 与“生”、“活”相对: die; decease; expire; pass away; beyond - Example: 楚令尹死。 (“The official from Chu died.”) 2. 为某事或某人而牺牲性命: lay down one’s life for - Example: 今亡亦死，举大计亦死，等死，死国可乎? (“Now to die or to die in raising great plans, is it worthwhile to die for the country?”) 3. 穷，尽: end - Example: 战余落日黄，军败鼓声死。 (“The remnants of the battle, the setting sun yellow, the sound of drums ends.”) 4. 拼死，拼命: risk one’s life; to the death - Example: 于是乃废文任武，厚养死士，缀甲厉兵，效胜于战场。 (“Thus, abandoned literary pursuits and invested heavily in warrior training, preparing for victory on the battlefield.”) 5. 固守; 抱着不放: cling to - Example: 心还没死; 你就死了这条心吧 (“The heart hasn’t died yet; you should give up on this idea.”) 形 [adjective] 1. 死板，不灵活: fixed; dead; stagnant - Example: 死水; 死法 (“Stagnant water; rigid methods.”) 2. 不可调和的: implacable; deadly - Example: 死对头; 死敌 (“Archenemy; deadly enemy.”) 3. 不能通过的: impassable; closed - Example: 死角; 死路 (“Dead end; dead road.”) 4. 牢牢固定的; 移动不了或极难移动的: fast - Example: 窗子钉死了 (“The window is firmly nailed shut.”) 5. 表示爱怜的: dear - Example: 死丫头，你快过来 (“Dear girl, come here quickly.”) 6. 无用的。詈词: useless - Example: 死狗; 死货 (“Useless dog; useless person.”) 副 [adverb] 1. 甚; 极: extremely; do death - Example: 高兴死了 (“Extremely happy.”) 名 [noun] 1. 死刑: capital punishment - Example: 君子以议狱缓死。 (“A gentleman weighs the trial easing the death penalty.”) 2. 尸体: corpse - Example: 生拘白乞而问白公之死焉。 (“When questioning at the death of the gentleman Bai.”) 3. 主，主管: chief; in charge of - Example: 一爱相若，其类在死也。 (“If you love each other similarly, the species is chief.”)

死囚 sǐ qiú

prisoner that awaits execution / convict sentenced to death / someone on death row

吊死 diào sǐ

death by hanging / to hang oneself

死去 sǐ qù

to die

死囚牢 sǐ qiú láo

Death row

死因 sǐ yīn

cause of death

坏死 huài sǐ

necrosis

垂死 chuí sǐ

dying

堵死 dǔ sǐ

to block (a road) / to plug (a hole) / to stop up

死心塌地 sǐ xīn tā dì

to be hell-bent on / dead set on sth / unswerving

死守 sǐ shǒu

to defend one's property to the death / to cling obstinately to old habits / die-hard

害死 hài sǐ

to kill / to cause death / to do sb to death

死寂 sǐ jì

deathly stillness

寻死 xún sǐ

to attempt suicide / to court death

死尸 sǐ shī

a corpse / a dead body

宁死不屈 nìng sǐ bù qū

rather die than submit (idiom)

屈死 qū sǐ

be wronged and driven to death / be persecuted to death

死刑 sǐ xíng

death penalty

舍生忘死 shě shēng wàng sǐ

bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb / undaunted by perils

贪生怕死 tān shēng pà sǐ

greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly / clinging abjectly to life / only interested in saving one's neck

不怕死 bù pà sǐ

be not afraid of death / be not scared to die

怕死 pà sǐ

fear death / be afraid of death

恨死 hèn sǐ

Hate to death

死不足惜 sǐ bù zú xī

Death is not to be regretted.

惨死 cǎn sǐ

to die tragically / to meet with a violent death

掐死 qiā sǐ

to throttle / to choke to death

垂死挣扎 chuí sǐ zhēng zhá

deathbed struggle / final struggle (idiom)

打死 dǎ sǐ

to kill / to beat to death

救死扶伤 jiù sǐ fú shāng

to help the dying and heal the injured

扼死 è sǐ

to strangle / to throttle / to stifle (opinions)

找死 zhǎo sǐ

to court death / taking risks