死 sǐ

1. sǐ verb to die
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 丧失生命; an intransitive verb (Guoyu '死' v 1; Unihan '死')
2. sǐ verb to sever; to break off
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 断绝; for example, 死心 ' to drop the matter' (Guoyu '死' v 2)
3. sǐ adverb extremely; very
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 非常; for example, '怕死了 'extremely scared' (Guoyu '死' adv 2)
4. sǐ adverb to do one's utmost
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 拚命; for example, 死守 'to defend obstinately' (Guoyu '死' adv 1)
5. sǐ adjective dead
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '死' adj 1; Unihan '死')
6. sǐ noun death
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Unihan '死')
7. sǐ verb to sacrifice one's life
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 牺牲生命 (Guoyu '死' v 3)
8. sǐ adjective lost; severed
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 失去作用; for example 死棋 'dead piece' [in chess] (Guoyu '死' adj 2)
9. sǐ adjective lifeless; not moving
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 不活动; for example, 死水 'stagnant water' (Guoyu '死' adj 3)
10. sǐ adjective stiff; inflexible
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 呆板; for example, 死脑筋 'inflexible thinking' (Guoyu '死' adj 4)
11. sǐ adjective already fixed; set; established
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 既定; for example, 死法子 'fixed method' (Guoyu '死' adj 5)
12. sǐ adjective damned
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: When cursing someone; for example, 死鬼 devil (Guoyu '死' adj 6)

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• 死路 dead end; the road to disaster
• 死鬼 devil; You devil! (as joke or insult); the departed
• 死讯(死訊) news of somebody's death
• 不死不休 to fight to one's last gasp
• 要死 extremely; awfully
• 拚死 to risk one's life
• 舍生忘死(捨生忘死) bravery with no thought of personal safety; risking life and limb; undaunted by perils
• 掐死 to throttle; to choke to death
• 认死理(認死理) obstinate; opinionated
• 死守 to defend one's property to the death; to cling obstinately to old habits; die-hard
• 死活 life or death; fate; no matter what; anyway; for the life of me
• 刺死 to stab to death
• 人为财死，鸟为食亡(人為財死，鳥為食亡) human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food
• 见光死(見光死) to wither in the light of day
• 兔死狐悲 if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves; to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
• 死海古卷 Dead Sea Scrolls
• 死后(死後) after death; posthumous
• 死丧(死喪) to die
• 死局 hopeless situation; deadlock
• 战死于位(戰死於位) died in battle defending his position
• 生死 life and death; life or death ; to continue regardess of living or dying
• 怕死鬼 afraid to die (contemptuous term)
• 死硬 stiff; rigid; obstinate
• 死去 to die
• 百足之虫死而不僵(百足之蟲死而不僵) a centipede dies but never falls down; old institutions die hard
• 醉生梦死(醉生夢死) as if drunk or entranced; leading a befuddled existence; in a drunken stupor
• 死亡人数(死亡人數) number of people killed; death toll
• 脑死亡(腦死亡) brain death
• 大难不死，必有后福(大難不死，必有後福) one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster
• 千生万死(千生萬死) a thousand lives and ten thousand deaths; very dangerous
• 死伤(死傷) casualties; dead and injured
• 找死 to court death; taking risks
• 老天爷饿不死瞎家雀(老天爺餓不死瞎家雀) heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry; don't give up hope
• 死人不管 to wash one's hands of a matter
• 婴儿猝死综合症(嬰兒猝死綜合症) sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); crib death
• 死记(死記) to learn by rote; to cram
• 死定 to be dead; to be toast
• 一潭死水 a pool of stagnant water; stagnant or listless condition
• 惨死(慘死) to die tragically; to meet with a violent death
• 客死 to die in a foreign land; to die abroad
• 脑梗死(腦梗死) cerebral infarction
• 砍死 to hack to death; to kill with an ax
• 非死不可 Facebook
• 死绝(死絕) to die out; to be exterminated; to become extinct
• 爱死病(愛死病) AIDS
• 死伤者(死傷者) casualty (of an accident); dead and wounded
• 饿死(餓死) to starve to death; to be very hungry
• 下死劲(下死勁) to do one's utmost
• 死刑缓期执行(死刑緩期執行) deferred death sentence
• 置之死地而后生(置之死地而後生) place somebody on field of death and he will fight to live

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• 卷三百〇三 列傳第一百九十一 列女三 Volume 303 Biographies 191: Exemplary Women 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 109
• 卷二百九十二 列傳第一百八十 忠義四 Volume 292 Biographies 180: Loyal Officials 4 History of Ming 明史 — count: 101
• 卷二百九十四 列傳第一百八十二 忠義六 Volume 294 Biographies 182: Loyal Officials 6 History of Ming 明史 — count: 100
• 卷二百九十一 列傳第一百七十九 忠義三 Volume 291 Biographies 179: Loyal Officials 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 96
• 卷二百〇一　　列傳第八十八: 列女二 Volume 201 Biographies 88: Exemplary Women 2 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 93
• 卷二百九十三 列傳第一百八十一 忠義五 Volume 293 Biographies 181: Loyal Officials 5 History of Ming 明史 — count: 91
• 卷四百四十九 列傳第二百〇八 忠義四 崔縱吳安國 林沖之子:郁 從子:震 霆 滕茂實 魏行可郭元邁 閻進朱績 趙師檟 易青 胡斌 范旺 馬俊 楊震仲史次秦 郭靖 高稼 曹友聞 陳寅賈子坤 劉銳 蹇彝 何充 許彪孫張桂 金文德 曹贛 胡世全 龐彥海 江彥清 陳隆之史季儉 王翊 李誠之秦鉅 Volume 449 Biographies 208: Loyalty and Righteousness 4 - Cui Zongwuanguo, Lin Chongzhi and son: Yu, newphew: Zhen, Ting, Teng Maoshi, Weixing Keguoyuanmai, Yan Jinzhuji, Zhao Shijia, Yi Qing, Hu Bin, Fan Wang, Ma Jun, Yangzhen Zhongshi Ciqin, Guo Jing, Gao Jia, Cao Youwen, Chen Yinjia and son Kun, Liu Rui, Jian Yi, He Chong, Xu Biao and grandson Zhang Gui, Jin Wende, Cao Gan, Hu Shiquan, Pang Yanhai, Jiang Yanqing, Shi Jijian of Chenlong, Wang Yi, Qin Ju of Licheng History of Song 宋史 — count: 90
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 87
• 卷二百九十五 列傳第一百八十三 忠義七 Volume 295 Biographies 183: Loyal Officials 7 History of Ming 明史 — count: 85
• 卷二百八十九 列傳第一百七十七 忠義一 Volume 289 Biographies 177: Loyal Officials 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 79

Collocations

• 归死 (歸死) 臣歸死於司敗也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 6
• 不如死 (不如死) 不如死之久矣 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧谷風之什‧蓼莪 Minor odes of the kingdom - Gu Feng Zhi Shen - Liao E — count: 6
• 多死 (多死) 多死 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 5
• 死麕 (死麕) 野有死麕 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧召南‧野有死麕 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Shao And The South - Ye You Si Jun — count: 4
• 君死 (君死) 君死安歸 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 4
• 死矢 (死矢) 之死矢靡它 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧柏舟 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Bo Zhou — count: 4
• 死君 (死君) 其為死君乎 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 4
• 爱死 (愛死) 敢愛死以亂官乎 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 4
• 知死 (知死) 毋畏知死 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 3
• 获死 (穫死) 吾未獲死所 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 3