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Pinyin sǐ

Radical

歹

Strokes

Definition

to die / inpassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid

Usage

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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

拼死 pīn sǐ

to go all out for sth at risk of one's life

拼死拼活 pīn sǐ pīn huó

one's utmost / (to fight or work) desperately hard / to put up a life or death struggle / at all costs

殊死搏斗 shū sǐ bó dòu

knock-down drag-out fight / a life-and-death struggle / conduct a most courageous fight against

拼死一搏 pīn sǐ yī bó

Fight to the death

冤死 yuān sǐ

to die of persecution

冻死 dòng sǐ

to freeze to death / to die off in winter

兔死狐悲 tù sǐ hú bēi

lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress

兔死狗烹 tù sǐ gǒu pēng

lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose

撞死 zhuàng sǐ

to knock down and kill sb with a car / to run over sb / to run sb down

生死攸关 shēng sǐ yōu guān

matter of life and death

敢死队 gǎn sǐ duì

suicide squad / kamikaze unit

敢死 gǎn sǐ

Dare to die

昏死 hūn sǐ

faint / fall into a coma

替死鬼 tì sǐ guǐ

scapegoat / fall guy

杀死 shā sǐ

to kill

枉死 wǎng sǐ

to die in tragic circumstances

枯死 kū sǐ

wither / lose plant / rot away

心肌梗死 xīn jī gěng sǐ

myocardial infarction / heart attack

梗死 gěng sǐ

blockage / obstruction / infarction

一棍子打死 yī gùn zi dǎ sǐ

to deal a single fatal blow / (fig.) to totally repudiate sb because of a minor error

僵死 jiāng sǐ

dead / ossified

死而不僵 sǐ ér bù jiāng

dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis / to die hard (idiom) / to die yet not be vanquished (idiom)

死者 sǐ zhě

the dead / the deceased

生死 shēng sǐ

life or death

饿死 è sǐ

to starve to death / to be very hungry

处死 chǔ sǐ

an execution / to put sb to death

殊死 shū sǐ

to behead / capital punishment / desperate struggle / life-and-death

死活 sǐ huó

life or death / fate / no matter what / anyway / for the life of me

要死 yào sǐ

extremely / awfully

病死 bìng sǐ

to fall ill and die / to die of illness

誓死 shì sǐ

to pledge one's life

战死 zhàn sǐ

die in battle

淹死 yān sǐ

to drown

生死不渝 shēng sǐ bù yú

Life and death

至死不渝 zhì sǐ bù yú

will never change until death

渴死 kě sǐ

die of thirst / parched

溺死 nì sǐ

to drown

一潭死水 yī tán sǐ shuǐ

a pool of stagnant water / stagnant or listless condition

濒死 bīn sǐ

nearing death / on the point of demise / approaching extinction

死灰 sǐ huī

dying embers

炸死 zhà sǐ

to kill with an explosion

你死我活 nǐ sǐ wǒ huó

lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries / two parties cannot coexist

死伤 sǐ shāng

casualties / dead and injured

烧死 shāo sǐ

to burn to death

死灰复燃 sǐ huī fù rán

lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence / sth malevolent returns to haunt one

猝死 cù sǐ

sudden death (in medicine, sporting competitions etc)

死不瞑目 sǐ bù míng mù

dead but will not close the eyes (idiom); to die with a remaining grievance

死亡率 sǐ wáng lǜ

mortality rate

生死存亡 shēng sǐ cún wáng

matter of life and death

死乞白赖 sǐ qi bái lài

to pester someone again and again

死也不放 sǐ yě bù fàng

Never let go

死脑筋 sǐ nǎo jīn

one-track mind / block-headed

累死 lèi sǐ

dead tired / max out

绞死 jiǎo sǐ

to hang (i.e. execute by hanging) / to strangle

死罪 sǐ zuì

mortal crime / capital offense

死胎 sǐ tāi

stillbirth / stillborn foetus / dead fetus

临死 lín sǐ

facing death / at death's door

死亡 sǐ wáng

to die / death

致死 zhì sǐ

deadly

死无葬身之地 sǐ wú zàng shēn zhī dì

to die without a burial site / to die a pauper / a tragic end

虽死犹生 suī sǐ yóu shēng

lit. although dead, as if still alive (idiom); still with us in spirit

寻死觅活 xún sǐ mì huó

repeatedly attempt suicide

誓同生死 shì tóng shēng sǐ

pledge ourselves to live and die together

死讯 sǐ xùn

news of sb's death

诈死 zhà sǐ

to feign death / to fake death

该死 gāi sǐ

Damn it! / damned / wretched

鹿死谁手 lù sǐ shéi shǒu

to whom the deer falls (idiom); the one to emerge victor (i.e. to seize the empire) / prize winner / champion

人生自古谁无死 rén shēng zì gǔ shéi wú sǐ

Men are mortal. / Death comes to all men.

赴死 fù sǐ

to meet death

轧死 yà sǐ

run over and kill

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