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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• 兔死狐悲 if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves; to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
• 自寻死路(自尋死路) to follow the path to one's own doom; to bring about one's own destruction
• 死刑缓期执行(死刑緩期執行) deferred death sentence
• 治死 to put to death
• 死脑筋(死腦筋) inflexible thinking
• 作死 to court disaster
• 会死(會死) mortal
• 要死不活 half dead; more dead than alive
• 死猪不怕开水烫(死豬不怕開水燙) a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water; to be unaffected (by sth); undaunted
• 千生万死(千生萬死) a thousand lives and ten thousand deaths; very dangerous
• 你死我活 you die, I live; irreconcilable adversaries; two parties cannot coexist
• 长生不死(長生不死) immortality
• 不到黄河心不死(不到黃河心不死) not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River; to persevere until one reaches one's goal; to keep going while some hope is left
• 死对头(死對頭) arch-enemy; sworn enemy
• 死敌(死敵) mortal enemy; arch-enemy
• 死而不僵 dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis; to die hard; to die yet not be vanquished
• 炸死 to kill with an explosion
• 同生共死 to live and die together; a deep friendship
• 横死(橫死) to die by violence; to die an untimely death
• 心肌梗死 myocardial infarction; heart attack
• 死路一条(死路一條) dead end; road to ruin
• 往死里(往死裡) (to beat etc) to death
• 打死 to kill; to beat to death
• 死记(死記) to learn by rote; to cram
• 死战(死戰) to fight to the death ; deciding battle
• 假死 suspended animation; feigned death; to play dead
• 殊死 to behead ; capital punishment ; desperate struggle; life-and-death
• 以死明志 to demonstrate one's sincerity by dying
• 死囚 a prisoner awaiting execution
• 杀死(殺死) to kill
• 濒死(瀕死) nearing death; on the point of demise; approaching extinction
• 猝死 to die suddenly
• 舍生忘死(捨生忘死) bravery with no thought of personal safety; risking life and limb; undaunted by perils
• 晕死(暈死) Geez!; Shoot!; No way!
• 恕死 pardoned from the death penalty
• 生离死别(生離死別) separated in life and death; to part for ever
• 瘦死的骆驼比马大(瘦死的駱駝比馬大) even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse; even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people
• 掐死 to throttle; to choke to death
• 死守 to defend one's property to the death; to cling obstinately to old habits; die-hard
• 吹死灰 sends the cinders flying
• 爱得死去活来(愛得死去活來) to be madly in love
• 找死 to court death; taking risks
• 死心 to give up; to admit failure; to drop the matter; to reconcile oneself to loss; to have no more illusions about
• 死海经卷(死海經卷) Dead Sea Scrolls
• 处死(處死) to execute; to be executed
• 死缠烂打(死纏爛打) to pester; to harass
• 死乞白赖(死乞白賴) to pester someone again and again
• 将死(將死) to checkmate (in chess); to be about to die
• 哀莫大于心死(哀莫大於心死) nothing sadder than a withered heart; no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices; the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
• 死火山 extinct volcano

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Collocations

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 逃死 (逃死) 其大夫逃死於四方 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 3
• 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