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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• 厚死薄生 to praise the dead and revile the living; to live in the past
• 死宅 die-hard otaku (sb who hardly ever emerges from their home, where they play games, watch movies etc)
• 死面(死麵) unleavened dough
• 兔死狗烹 to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit; to get rid of somebody once he has served his purpose
• 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
• 死线(死線) deadline
• 死因不明 unknown cause of death
• 战死(戰死) to die in war ; died during battle
• 死亡率 mortality rate
• 好死不如赖活着(好死不如賴活著) better a bad life than a good death
• 往死里(往死裡) (to beat etc) to death
• 吊死鬼 ghost of a person who died by hanging; hanged person; (coll.) inchworm; hangman (word game)
• 死中求生 to seek life in death; to fight for one's life
• 死死 rigid; unwavering; unbendable; firm (hold on sth); tenacious
• 死难者(死難者) victim of an accident; casualty; martyr for one's country
• 认死扣儿(認死扣兒) stubborn
• 冒死 to brave death
• 死路 dead end; the road to disaster
• 不死不休 to fight to one's last gasp
• 饿死(餓死) to starve to death; to be very hungry
• 冻死(凍死) to freeze to death; to die off in winter
• 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
• 致死 deadly
• 心肌梗死 myocardial infarction; heart attack
• 生死攸关(生死攸關) matter of life and death
• 九死一生 nine deaths and still alive; a narrow escape
• 骤死式(驟死式) sudden death style play-off (sporting competition)
• 横死(橫死) to die by violence; to die an untimely death
• 早死早超生 to end one's suffering by dying quickly and being reincarnated; to get it over with
• 死仗 to fight bitterly; hard struggle
• 不死心 unwilling to give up; unresigned
• 不自由，毋宁死(不自由，毋寧死) give me liberty or give me death
• 死不要脸(死不要臉) to be totally shameless
• 寻死(尋死) to attempt suicide; to court death
• 哭得死去活来(哭得死去活來) to cry one's heart out
• 恕死 pardoned from the death penalty
• 死巷 blind alley; dead end
• 死劲儿(死勁兒) all one's strength
• 临死不怯(臨死不怯) equanimity in the face of death; to face dangers with assurance
• 死皮赖脸(死皮賴臉) brazen faced; shameless
• 黑死病 bubonic plague
• 生死与夺(生死與奪) giving and taking life and death
• 替死鬼 scapegoat; fall guy
• 死气沉沉(死氣沉沉) declining in life and spirit; lifeless
• 死神 death deity
• 死海经卷(死海經卷) Dead Sea Scrolls
• 殉死 to be buried alive as sacrifice
• 死亡 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
• 垂死挣扎(垂死掙扎) deathbed struggle; final struggle

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该死

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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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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