死 sǐ

die; dead; death

HSK 4 #317

DEFINITIONS

  • die
  • dead
  • death
  • to die
  • impassable
  • uncrossable
  • inflexible
  • rigid
  • extremely
  • damned

STROKES

WORDS

死穴 sǐ xué lethal point (acupuncture); vulnerable spot; Achilles' heel
死节 sǐ jié to die or be martyred for a noble cause; to be faithful unto death
死節 sǐ jié to die or be martyred for a noble cause; to be faithful unto death
死結 sǐ jié tight knot; intractable problem
死结难解 sǐ jié nán jiě enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom); thorny problem; intractable difficulty
死結難解 sǐ jié nán jiě enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom); thorny problem; intractable difficulty
死绝 sǐ jué to die out; to be exterminated; to become extinct
死絕 sǐ jué to die out; to be exterminated; to become extinct
死线 sǐ xiàn deadline (loanword)
死線 sǐ xiàn deadline (loanword)
死緩 sǐ huǎn deferred death sentence; commuted death sentence with forced labor and judicial review after two years (PRC) (legal)
死缠烂打 sǐ chán làn dǎ (coll.) to pester; to harass
死纏爛打 sǐ chán làn dǎ (coll.) to pester; to harass
死翘翘 sǐ qiào qiào to die; to drop dead
死翹翹 sǐ qiào qiào to die; to drop dead
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)
死而後已 sǐ ér hòu yǐ until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life; unto one's dying day
死而无悔 sǐ ér wú huǐ to die without regret (idiom, from Analects)
死而無悔 sǐ ér wú huǐ to die without regret (idiom, from Analects)
死裡逃生 sǐ lǐ táo shēng mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape; to survive by the skin of one's teeth
死要面子 sǐ yào miàn zi to regard face as all-important; to consider loss of face unthinkable
死要面子活受罪 sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)
死訊 sǐ xùn news of sb's death
死記 sǐ jì to learn by rote; to cram
死記硬背 sǐ jì yìng bèi to learn by rote; to mechanically memorize
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