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Meaning of 死

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死HSK 4
Pinyin: sǐ
English Definition: to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned
Chinese Definition:
①丧失生命,与“生”、“活”相对:死亡。死讯。死刑。死囚。死棋。死地。生离死别。死有余辜。
②不顾生命:死志(牺牲生命的决心)。死士(敢死的武士)。死战。
③固执,坚持到底:死心塌地。死卖力气。
④无知觉:睡得死。
⑤不活动,不灵活:死结。死理。死板。
⑥不通达:死胡同。死路一条。
⑦过时,失去作用:死文字。
Synonym: 去世 逝世
Antonyms: 生 活
Total strokes: 6; Radical: 歹
Ideographic:A person kneeling 匕 before a corpse 歹
Character Formation:
  • ⿸ Surround from upper left
    • 歹 [ dǎi ] corpse; death; evil, depraved, wicked
    • 匕 [ bǐ ] spoon, ladle; knife, dirk
Similar Characters: 芫
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Example Words
死亡HSK 6 sǐ wáng to die; death
生死 shēng sǐ life or death
死刑 sǐ xíng death penalty
死者 sǐ zhě the dead; the deceased
死人HSK 4 sǐ rén dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen
More:死* | *死 | *死*
Example Sentences
1
生与死本就是相对的
。
Life and death are inherently relative.
2
我的指头被夹了
,
疼死了
。
My finger got caught and it hurts so much.
3
这场灾害造成了数千人的死亡
。
Thousands of people died in this disaster.
4
激烈的战斗导致许多士兵死伤
。
The fierce battle resulted in many soldiers being killed or injured.
5
他宁愿死也不愿背叛自己的原则
。
He would rather die than betray his principles.