死 sǐ

die; dead; death

HSK 4 #317

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

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
死难者 sǐ nàn zhě victim of an accident; casualty; martyr for one's country
视死如归 shì sǐ rú guī to view death as a return home; to not be afraid of dying; to face death with equanimity (idiom)
生离死别 shēng lí sǐ bié separated in life and death; to part for ever
诈死 zhà sǐ to feign death; to fake death
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
九死一生 jiǔ sǐ yī shēng nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape; new lease of life
宁死不屈 nìng sǐ bù qū rather die than submit (idiom)
死海 sǐ hǎi the Dead Sea
死难 sǐ nàn to die in an accident; to die for a just cause
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
鱼死网破 yú sǐ wǎng pò lit. either the fish dies or the net splits; a life and death struggle (idiom)
死结 sǐ jié tight knot; intractable problem
死缓 sǐ huǎn deferred death sentence; commuted death sentence with forced labor and judicial review after two years (PRC) (legal)
置之死地而后生 zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]); to fight desperately when confronting mortal danger; fig. to find a way out of an impasse
死信 sǐ xìn lost letter; letter containing news of sb's death
一潭死水 yī tán sǐ shuǐ a pool of stagnant water; stagnant or listless condition
死劲儿 sǐ jìn r erhua variant of 死勁|死劲[si3 jin4]
死区 sǐ qū dead zone; blind spot
死心眼儿 sǐ xīn yǎn r stubborn; obstinate; having a one-track mind
死而后已 sǐ ér hòu yǐ until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life; unto one's dying day
死记 sǐ jì to learn by rote; to cram
死记硬背 sǐ jì yìng bèi to learn by rote; to mechanically memorize
死顽固 sǐ wán gù very stubborn; very stubborn person; die-hard
死面 sǐ miàn unleavened dough
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