死
sǐ
Pinyin

Definition

死
 - 
sǐ
  1. to die
  2. impassable
  3. uncrossable
  4. inflexible
  5. rigid
  6. extremely
  7. damned

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

死
sǐ
  1. 1 to die
  2. 2 impassable
  3. 3 uncrossable
  4. 4 inflexible
  5. 5 rigid
  6. 6 extremely
  7. 7 damned
冻死
dòng sǐ
  1. 1 to freeze to death
  2. 2 to die off in winter
半死
bàn sǐ
  1. 1 half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc)
  2. 2 (tired) to death
  3. 3 (terrified) out of one's wits
  4. 4 (beaten) to within an inch of one's life
  5. 5 (knock) the daylights out of sb
去死
qù sǐ
  1. 1 go to hell!
  2. 2 drop dead!
堵死
dǔ sǐ
  1. 1 to block (a road)
  2. 2 to plug (a hole)
  3. 3 to stop up
害死
hài sǐ
  1. 1 to kill
  2. 2 to cause death
  3. 3 to do sb to death
弄死
nòng sǐ
  1. 1 to kill
  2. 2 to put to death
打死
dǎ sǐ
  1. 1 to kill
  2. 2 to beat to death
拼死
pīn sǐ
  1. 1 to go all out for sth at risk of one's life
掐死
qiā sǐ
  1. 1 to throttle
  2. 2 to choke to death
撑死
chēng sǐ
  1. 1 full to the point of bursting
  2. 2 (coll.) at most
撞死
zhuàng sǐ
  1. 1 to knock down and kill sb with a car
  2. 2 to run over sb
  3. 3 to run sb down
敢死队
gǎn sǐ duì
  1. 1 suicide squad
  2. 2 kamikaze unit
晕死
yūn sǐ
  1. 1 Geez!
  2. 2 Shoot!
  3. 3 No way!
会死
huì sǐ
  1. 1 mortal
死亡
sǐ wáng
  1. 1 to die
  2. 2 death
死人
sǐ rén
  1. 1 dead person
  2. 2 (coll.) to die
  3. 3 (of a death) to happen
死刑
sǐ xíng
  1. 1 death penalty
死去
sǐ qù
  1. 1 to die
死去活来
sǐ qù huó lái
  1. 1 to hover between life and death (idiom)
  2. 2 to suffer terribly
  3. 3 within an inch of one's life

Idioms (20)

不到黄河心不死
bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ
  1. 1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
  3. 3 to keep going while some hope is left
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
  1. 1 lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
  3. 3 it's either him or me
不知死活
bù zhī sǐ huó
  1. 1 to act recklessly (idiom)
不要在一棵树上吊死
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ
  1. 1 don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
  2. 2 there's more than one way to skin a cat
九死一生
jiǔ sǐ yī shēng
  1. 1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
  2. 2 new lease of life
人为财死，鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
你死我活
nǐ sǐ wǒ huó
  1. 1 lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries
  2. 2 two parties cannot coexist
兔死狐悲
tù sǐ hú bēi
  1. 1 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
  1. 1 lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
出生入死
chū shēng rù sǐ
  1. 1 from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
  2. 2 brave
  3. 3 willing to risk life and limb
厚死薄生
hòu sǐ bó shēng
  1. 1 lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
  2. 2 fig. to live in the past (idiom)
哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ
  1. 1 nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
  2. 2 no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
  3. 3 the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
  4. 4 nothing is more wretched than apathy
垂死挣扎
chuí sǐ zhēng zhá
  1. 1 deathbed struggle
  2. 2 final struggle (idiom)
好死不如赖活着
hǎo sǐ bù rú lài huó zhe
  1. 1 better a bad life than a good death (idiom)
宁死不屈
nìng sǐ bù qū
  1. 1 rather die than submit (idiom)
欲仙欲死
yù xiān yù sǐ
  1. 1 to wish one were dead (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) to be in seventh heaven
战死沙场
zhàn sǐ shā chǎng
  1. 1 to die in battle (idiom)
打蛇不死，后患无穷
dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng
  1. 1 if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom)
舍生忘死
shě shēng wàng sǐ
  1. 1 bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb
  2. 2 undaunted by perils
撑死胆大的，饿死胆小的
chēng sǐ dǎn dà de , è sǐ dǎn xiǎo de
  1. 1 fullness for the bold, famine for the timid (idiom)

Sample Sentences

死生之地，存亡之道，不可不察也。
sǐ shēng zhī de ，cúnwáng zhī dào ，bùkě bù chá yě 。
Life and death, the way of survival, can not be ignored.
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对了，这些软广也不是没有幽默感哈，比如刚才那个软广，打死也想不到图穷匕见后是一款日历广告，告诉你：如今撕已经变成了一种仪式，提示你一天的开始和结束，让你珍惜时间。
duì le ，zhèxiē ruǎnguǎng yě búshi méiyǒu yōumògǎn hā ，bǐrú gāngcái nàge ruǎnguǎng ，dǎsǐ yě xiǎngbudào túqióngbǐxiàn hòu shì yī kuǎn rìlì guǎnggào ，gàosu nǐ ：rújīn sī yǐjīng biànchéng le yīzhǒng yíshì ，tíshì nǐ yìtiān de kāishǐ hé jiéshù ，ràng nǐ zhēnxī shíjiān 。
By the way, these soft-sell ads are not without a sense of humor. For example, one who has just read through a soft-sell article would never think the real intention of the article is to sell calendars. I want to tell you. Today, the word "tear/Si1," (as in tearing off of a page of a calendar) has come to mean, 'an adversary.' It reminds you at the beginning and end of each day to cherish your time.
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诶，或者下次你也可以坐美联的航班，运气好的话航班超额售票，再多加一点儿运气的话，就可以被随机抽中被迫下飞机，你可以拼死抗拒，一定成功吸引目光。
ēi ，huòzhě xiàcì nǐ yě kěyǐ zuò Měilián de hángbān ，yùnqi hǎo dehuà hángbān chāoé shòu piào ，zài duō jiā yīdiǎnr5 yùnqi dehuà ，jiù kěyǐ bèi suíjī chōu zhōng bèi pò xià fēijī ，nǐ kěyǐ pīnsǐ kàngjù ，yīdìng chénggōng xīyǐn mùguāng 。
Ah, or the next time you can fly United Airlines, and if you’re lucky it will be overbooked, and with more luck, you’ll be randomly selected to be forcibly removed from the plane and you can resist like your life depends on it. That way you should definitely attract some eyeballs.
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一看就是酒驾！最恨这些喝酒开车的人，每年不知道害了多少无辜的路人枉死！好险我闪得够快，否则我也一命呜呼啦！”
yī kàn jiùshì jiǔjià ！zuì hèn zhèxiē hējiǔ kāichē de rén ，měinián bù zhīdào hài le duōshao wúgū de lù rén wǎngsǐ ！hǎoxiǎn wǒ shǎn de gòu kuài ，fǒuzé wǒ yě yīmìngwūhū la ！”
"It's definitely a DWI! I hate people who drive drunk. So many innocent pedestrians have died every year. I was lucky that I dodged quickly, or else I'd be dead. "
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死鸭子嘴硬”表示一个人很固执。大家都觉得他是错的，他却不承认自己是错的。
sǐyāzizuǐyìng ”biǎoshì yī ge rén hěn gùzhí 。dàjiā dōu juéde tā shì cuò de ，tā què bù chéngrèn zìjǐ shì cuò de 。
“A dead duck’s mouth is hard.” means the person is stubborn to a fault. Everyone thinks he is wrong, but he doesn’t admit it.
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死鸭子嘴硬
sǐ yāzi zuǐ yìng
As stubborn as a mule.
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他这个人死鸭子嘴硬，你别浪费口水跟他吵了。
tā zhè ge rén sǐyāzizuǐyìng ，nǐ bié làngfèi kǒushuǐ gēn tā chǎo le 。
He is as stubborn as a mule. Stop wasting your breath arguing with him.
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你不要死鸭子嘴硬了，说谎了还不承认。
nǐ bùyào sǐyāzizuǐyìng le ，shuōhuǎng le hái bù chéngrèn 。
Stop being as stubborn as a mule. You lied and denied your mistake.
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瞎猫碰到死耗子
xiā māo pèng dào sǐ hàozi
A stroke of luck.
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瞎猫碰到死耗子”是指能力不足的人走运了。但是这不是一句称赞别人的话，它是在说别人的不好。
xiāmāopèngdàosǐhàozi ”shì zhǐ nénglì bùzú de rén zǒuyùn le 。dànshì zhè bùshì yī jù chēngzàn biérén de huà ，tā shì zài shuō biérén de bùhǎo 。
“A blind cat meets a dead mouse” means incompetent people are in luck. This is not used to compliment others, but to speak ill of them.
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