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)

Contained in

• 死活 life or death; fate; no matter what; anyway; for the life of me
• 赴死 to meet death
• 死人 dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen
• 撞死 to knock down and kill with a car; to run over; to run down
• 掐死 to throttle; to choke to death
• 假死 suspended animation; feigned death; to play dead
• 爱死病(愛死病) AIDS
• 死信 lost letter; letter containing news of somebody's death
• 导致死亡(導致死亡) to lead to death; to result in death
• 冻死(凍死) to freeze to death; to die off in winter
• 替死鬼 scapegoat; fall guy
• 死别(死別) to be parted by death
• 致死剂量(致死劑量) lethal dose
• 死对头(死對頭) arch-enemy; sworn enemy
• 枉死 to die in tragic circumstances
• 兔死狗烹 to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit; to get rid of somebody once he has served his purpose
• 求死愿望(求死願望) death wish
• 起死回生 to rise from the dead; an unexpected recovery
• 死讯(死訊) news of somebody's death
• 死文字 dead language; indecipherable script
• 死去活来(死去活來) to hover between life and death; to suffer terribly; within an inch of one's life
• 死皮赖脸(死皮賴臉) brazen faced; shameless
• 堵死 to block (a road); to plug (a hole); to stop up
• 惨死(慘死) to die tragically; to meet with a violent death
• 贼死(賊死) completely; utterly
• 坏死(壞死) necrosis
• 战死于位(戰死於位) died in battle defending his position
• 长生不死(長生不死) immortality
• 死战(死戰) to fight to the death ; deciding battle
• 死后(死後) after death; posthumous
• 之死靡他 to death no other
• 死到临头(死到臨頭) Death is near at hand.
• 无名战死(無名戰死) the unknown soldier (symbolizing war dead)
• 拼死 to risk one's life for; to go all out
• 死板 rigid; inflexible
• 危死 risk dying
• 不死不休 to fight to one's last gasp
• 誓死不从(誓死不從) to vow to die rather than obey
• 虽死犹荣(雖死猶榮) although dead, also honored; died a glorious death
• 死伤(死傷) casualties; dead and injured
• 送死 to throw away one's life
• 同生共死 to live and die together; a deep friendship
• 死刑缓期执行(死刑緩期執行) deferred death sentence
• 吊死问疾(弔死問疾) to grieve for the sick and the dying; to show great concern for people's suffering
• 致死性毒剂(致死性毒劑) lethal agent
• 生死有命 life and death are ruled by fate
• 死产(死產) stillbirth
• 死海经卷(死海經卷) Dead Sea Scrolls
• 打蛇不死，后患无穷(打蛇不死，後患無窮) if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue
• 杀死(殺死) to kill

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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

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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: 3