死因
sǐ yīn
Pinyin

Definition

死因
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sǐ yīn
  1. cause of death

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

原因
yuán yīn
  1. 1 cause
  2. 2 origin
  3. 3 root cause
  4. 4 reason
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
因
yīn
  1. 1 old variant of 因[yīn]
因为
yīn wèi
  1. 1 because
  2. 2 owing to
  3. 3 on account of
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!
因果
yīn guǒ
  1. 1 karma
  2. 2 cause and effect
因此
yīn cǐ
  1. 1 thus
  2. 2 consequently
  3. 3 as a result
因素
yīn sù
  1. 1 element
  2. 2 factor
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
因而
yīn ér
  1. 1 therefore
  2. 2 as a result
  3. 3 thus
  4. 4 and as a result, ...
基因
jī yīn
  1. 1 gene (loanword)
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
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

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
互为因果
hù wéi yīn guǒ
  1. 1 mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined
  2. 2 interdependent
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
前因后果
qián yīn hòu guǒ
  1. 1 cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
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
因人成事
yīn rén chéng shì
  1. 1 to get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his friends
因人而异
yīn rén ér yì
  1. 1 varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
因公殉职
yīn gōng xùn zhí
  1. 1 to die as in the line of duty (idiom)
因利乘便
yīn lì chéng biàn
  1. 1 (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
因势利导
yīn shì lì dǎo
  1. 1 to take advantage of the new situation (idiom)
  2. 2 to make the best of new opportunities
因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí
  1. 1 lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
  2. 2 to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk

Sample Sentences

我知道啦。高血压造成的心脏病、肾脏病、脑部疾病在全国死因中的排名都很靠前。
wǒ zhīdào la 。gāoxuèyā zàochéng de xīnzàngbìng 、shènzàng bìng 、nǎo bù jíbìng zài quánguó sǐyīn zhōng de páimíng dōu hěn kào qián 。
I know. Heart disease, kidney disease and brain diseases, which are all caused by high blood pressure, are all among the leading causes of death.
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所以凶手很有可能是左撇子，死因呢？
suǒyǐ xiōngshǒu hěn yǒu kěnéng shì zuǒpiězǐ ，sǐyīn ne ？
So the killer is very likely left handed. What was the cause of death?
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小尤马上向探长报告：“死者被发现裸体躺在浴室里，是个小老板，死因是腹部被刺中要害，估计是短刀之类的凶器。因为这个老板有早上到浴室泡澡的习惯，所以当时只有他和他的助手在浴室里。”
Xiǎo Yóu mǎshàng xiàng tànzhǎng bàogào ：“sǐzhě bèi fāxiàn luǒtǐ tǎng zài yùshì lǐ ，shì ge xiǎolǎobǎn ，sǐyīn shì fùbù bèi cìzhòng yàohài ，gūjì shì duǎndāo zhīlèi de xiōngqì 。yīnwèi zhè ge lǎobǎn yǒu zǎoshang dào yùshì pàozǎo de xíguàn ，suǒyǐ dāngshí zhǐyǒu tā hé tā de zhùshǒu zài yùshì lǐ 。”
Xiao You reported to the detective at once. “The deceased was discovered lying naked in the bath. He owns a small business. The cause of death is stabbing. He was stabbed in the abdomen in a vital location. I'd guess that the murder weapon was a small knife. Because this businessman was in the habit of coming to the bathhouse in the mornings, only he and his assistant were in the bath at the time."
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