死 sǐ

die; dead; death

HSK 4 #317

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

人為財死，鳥為食亡 rén wèi cái sǐ ， niǎo wèi shí wáng lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom); fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
以死明志 yǐ sǐ míng zhì to demonstrate one's sincerity by dying
作死 zuò sǐ to court disaster; also pr. [zuo1 si3]
伤心致死 shāng xīn zhì sǐ to grieve to death; to die of a broken-heart
傷心致死 shāng xīn zhì sǐ to grieve to death; to die of a broken-heart
凶死 xiōng sǐ to die in violence
兇死 xiōng sǐ to die in violence
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
冒死 mào sǐ to brave death
冤死 yuān sǐ to die of persecution
凍死 dòng sǐ to freeze to death; to die off in winter
刺死 cì sǐ to stab to death
勒死 lēi sǐ to strangle
卡死 kǎ sǐ jammed; stuck; frozen (computer)
厚死薄生 hòu sǐ bó shēng lit. to praise the dead and revile the living; fig. to live in the past (idiom)
去死 qù sǐ go to hell!; drop dead!
吊死鬼 diào sǐ guǐ ghost of a person who died by hanging; hanged person; (coll.) inchworm; hangman (word game)
哀莫大于心死 āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices; the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart; nothing is more wretched than apathy
哀莫大於心死 āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices; the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart; nothing is more wretched than apathy
哭得死去活来 kū de sǐ qù huó lái to cry one's heart out
哭得死去活來 kū de sǐ qù huó lái to cry one's heart out
垂死掙扎 chuí sǐ zhēng zhá deathbed struggle; final struggle (idiom)
堵死 dǔ sǐ to block (a road); to plug (a hole); to stop up
压死 yā sǐ to crush to death
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