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Definitions

  1. 1. to die
  2. 2. impassable
  3. 3. uncrossable
  4. 4. inflexible
  5. 5. rigid
  6. 6. extremely
  7. 7. damned

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Words Containing 死

死亡
sǐ wáng

to die

死心
sǐ xīn

to give up

死心塌地
sǐ xīn tā dì

to be hell-bent on

生死
shēng sǐ

life or death

一把死拿
yī bǎ sǐ ná

stubborn

一棍子打死
yī gùn zi dǎ sǐ

to deal a single fatal blow

一潭死水
yī tán sǐ shuǐ

a pool of stagnant water

下死劲
xià sǐ jìn

to do one's utmost

不作死就不会死
bù zuò sǐ jiù bù huì sǐ

serves you right for doing sth so stupid (Internet slang)

不免一死
bù miǎn yī sǐ

cannot avoid being killed

不到黄河心不死
bù dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐ

lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)

不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò

lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)

不死不休
bù sǐ bù xiū

to fight to one's last gasp

不死心
bù sǐ xīn

unwilling to give up

不死药
bù sǐ yào

elixir of life

不知死活
bù zhī sǐ huó

to act recklessly (idiom)

不自由,毋宁死
bù zì yóu , wú nìng sǐ

give me liberty or give me death

不要在一棵树上吊死
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ

don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)

九死一生
jiǔ sǐ yī shēng

nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape

乱石砸死
luàn shí zá sǐ

to stone to death

人之将死,其言也善
rén zhī jiāng sǐ , qí yán yě shàn

words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)

人比人,气死人
rén bǐ rén , qì sǐ rén

constantly comparing oneself to others will only make one angry (proverb)

人为财死,鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng

lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)

以死明志
yǐ sǐ míng zhì

to demonstrate one's sincerity by dying

作死
zuò sǐ

to court disaster

你死我活
nǐ sǐ wǒ huó

lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries

假死
jiǎ sǐ

suspended animation

伤心致死
shāng xīn zhì sǐ

to grieve to death

凶死
xiōng sǐ

to die in violence

兔死狐悲
tù sǐ hú bēi

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

lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)

冒死
mào sǐ

to brave death

冤死
yuān sǐ

to suffer an unjust death

冻死
dòng sǐ

to freeze to death

出师未捷身先死
chū shī wèi jié shēn xiān sǐ

\he failed to complete his quest before death\ (line from the poem \The Premier of Shu\ 蜀相[shǔ xiàng] by Du Fu 杜甫[dù fǔ])

出生入死
chū shēng rù sǐ

from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water

刺死
cì sǐ

to stab to death

勒死
lēi sǐ

to strangle

半死
bàn sǐ

half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc)

卡死
kǎ sǐ

jammed

厚死薄生
hòu sǐ bó shēng

lit. to praise the dead and revile the living

去死
qù sǐ

go to hell!

吊死
diào sǐ

death by hanging

吊死鬼
diào sǐ guǐ

ghost of a person who died by hanging

哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ

nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ])

哭得死去活来
kū de sǐ qù huó lái

to cry one's heart out

垂死
chuí sǐ

dying

垂死挣扎
chuí sǐ zhēng zhá

deathbed struggle

堵死
dǔ sǐ

to block (a road)

压死
yā sǐ

to crush to death

压死骆驼的最后一根稻草
yā sǐ luò tuo de zuì hòu yī gēn dào cǎo

the straw that broke the camel’s back (idiom)

坏死
huài sǐ

necrosis

士为知己者死,女为悦己者容
shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ , nǚ wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng

a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart

大脑死亡
dà nǎo sǐ wáng

brain death

大难不死
dà nàn bù sǐ

to just escape from calamity

大难不死,必有后福
dà nàn bù sǐ , bì yǒu hòu fú

one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb)

好死不如赖活着
hǎo sǐ bù rú lài huó zhe

better a bad life than a good death (idiom)

婴儿猝死综合症
yīng ér cù sǐ zōng hé zhèng

sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); crib death

安乐死
ān lè sǐ

euthanasia

客死
kè sǐ

to die in a foreign land

客死他乡
kè sǐ tā xiāng

see 客死異鄉|客死异乡[kè sǐ yì xiāng]

客死异乡
kè sǐ yì xiāng

to die in a foreign land (idiom)

害死
hài sǐ

to kill

宁死不屈
nìng sǐ bù qū

rather die than submit (idiom)

写死
xiě sǐ

to hard code (computing)

将死
jiāng sǐ

to checkmate (in chess)

寻死
xún sǐ

to attempt suicide

弄死
nòng sǐ

to kill

吊死问疾
diào sǐ wèn jí

to grieve for the sick and the dying

往死里
wǎng sǐ lǐ

(coll.) (to beat etc) to death

心肌梗死
xīn jī gěng sǐ

myocardial infarction

必死之症
bì sǐ zhī zhèng

terminal illness

必死无疑
bì sǐ wú yí

will die for sure; to be a goner

怕死鬼
pà sǐ guǐ

afraid to die (contemptuous term)

爱得死去活来
ài de sǐ qù huó lái

to be madly in love

爱死病
ài sǐ bìng

AIDS (loanword)

惨死
cǎn sǐ

to die tragically

欲仙欲死
yù xiān yù sǐ

to wish one were dead (idiom)

战死沙场
zhàn sǐ shā chǎng

to die in battle (idiom)

打死
dǎ sǐ

to kill

打蛇不死,后患无穷
dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng

if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom)

扼死
è sǐ

to strangle

找死
zhǎo sǐ

to court death; to take a big risk

拚死
pàn sǐ

to risk one's life

拼死
pīn sǐ

to go all out for sth at risk of one's life

拼死拼活
pīn sǐ pīn huó

one's utmost

舍生忘死
shě shēng wàng sǐ

bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb

掐死
qiā sǐ

to throttle

揍死
zòu sǐ

to beat to death

摔死
shuāi sǐ

to fall to one's death

撑死
chēng sǐ

full to the point of bursting

撞死
zhuàng sǐ

to knock down and kill sb with a car

救死扶伤
jiù sǐ fú shāng

to help the dying and heal the injured

敢死队
gǎn sǐ duì

suicide squad

敌杀死
dí shā sǐ

Decis (insecticide brand)

早死
zǎo sǐ

to die while still relatively young

早死早超生
zǎo sǐ zǎo chāo shēng

to end one's suffering by dying quickly and being reincarnated

昧死
mèi sǐ

to risk one's life

晕死
yūn sǐ

Geez!

替死鬼
tì sǐ guǐ

scapegoat

会死
huì sǐ

mortal

朝生暮死
zhāo shēng mù sǐ

lit. born in the morning and dying at dusk (idiom)

束手待死
shù shǒu dài sǐ

hands tied and expecting the worst

枉死
wǎng sǐ

to die in tragic circumstances

梗死
gěng sǐ

blockage

树挪死,人挪活
shù nuó sǐ , rén nuó huó

lit. if moved to a new location, a tree will die, but a person will live (idiom)

横死
hèng sǐ

to die by violence

死不了
sǐ bù liǎo

Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant)

死不改悔
sǐ bù gǎi huǐ

not to repent even facing death (idiom)

死不瞑目
sǐ bù míng mù

lit. not close one's eyes after dying (idiom)

死不要脸
sǐ bù yào liǎn

to know no shame

死中求生
sǐ zhōng qiú shēng

to seek life in death (idiom); to fight for one's life

死乞白赖
sǐ qi bái lài

to pester someone again and again

死了张屠夫,不吃混毛猪
sǐ le zhāng tú fū , bù chī hùn máo zhū

lit. just because Zhang the butcher dies, doesn't mean we'll have to eat pork mixed with bristles (idiom)

死亡人数
sǐ wáng rén shù

number of people killed

死亡率
sǐ wáng lǜ

mortality rate

死亡笔记
sǐ wáng bǐ jì

Death note (Japanese: デスノート), translation of cult manga series by author ŌBA Tsugumi 大場鶇|大场鸫[dà chǎng dōng] (pen-name) and illustrator OBATA Takeshi 小畑健[xiǎo tián jiàn]

死人
sǐ rén

dead person

死人不管
sǐ rén bù guǎn

(coll.) to wash one's hands of a matter

死仗
sǐ zhàng

to fight bitterly

死信
sǐ xìn

lost letter

死伤
sǐ shāng

casualties

死伤者
sǐ shāng zhě

casualty (of an accident)

死刑
sǐ xíng

death penalty; capital punishment

死刑缓期执行
sǐ xíng huǎn qī zhí xíng

deferred death sentence

死别
sǐ bié

to be parted by death

死到临头
sǐ dào lín tóu

Death is near at hand. (idiom)

死劲
sǐ jìn

all one's strength

死区
sǐ qū

dead zone

死去
sǐ qù

to die

死去活来
sǐ qù huó lái

to hover between life and death (idiom)

死命
sǐ mìng

doom

死囚
sǐ qiú

prisoner that awaits execution

死因
sǐ yīn

cause of death

死因不明
sǐ yīn bù míng

unknown cause of death

死城
sǐ chéng

ghost town

死士
sǐ shì

person willing to sacrifice his life (for a good cause)

死宅
sǐ zhái

die-hard otaku (sb who hardly ever emerges from their home, where they play games, watch movies etc)

死守
sǐ shǒu

to defend one's property to the death

死定
sǐ dìng

to be screwed

死寂
sǐ jì

deathly stillness

死对头
sǐ duì tou

arch-enemy

死局
sǐ jú

hopeless situation

死尸
sǐ shī

a corpse

死巷
sǐ xiàng

blind alley; dead end

死后
sǐ hòu

after death

死心踏地
sǐ xīn tà dì

see 死心塌地[sǐ xīn tā dì]

死忠
sǐ zhōng

die-hard (fan etc)

死战
sǐ zhàn

fight to the death

死敌
sǐ dí

mortal enemy

死文字
sǐ wén zì

dead language

死于安乐
sǐ yú ān lè

see 生於憂患,死於安樂|生于忧患,死于安乐[shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè]

死于非命
sǐ yú fēi mìng

violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster

死有余辜
sǐ yǒu yú gū

(idiom) to be so evil that even death would be insufficient punishment

死期
sǐ qī

time of death

死板
sǐ bǎn

rigid

死棋
sǐ qí

dead piece (in Chess)

死机
sǐ jī

to crash (of a computer)

死死
sǐ sǐ

rigid

死气沉沉
sǐ qì chén chén

dead atmosphere

死水
sǐ shuǐ

stagnant water

死活
sǐ huó

life or death

死活不顾
sǐ huó bù gù

regardless of life or death (idiom)

死海
sǐ hǎi

the Dead Sea

死海古卷
sǐ hǎi gǔ juàn

Dead Sea Scrolls

死海经卷
sǐ hǎi jīng juàn

Dead Sea Scrolls

死灰复燃
sǐ huī fù rán

lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence

死无对证
sǐ wú duì zhèng

the dead cannot testify (idiom); dead men tell no tales

死无葬身之地
sǐ wú zàng shēn zhī dì

to die without a burial site

死球
sǐ qiú

(ball sports) dead ball

死生
sǐ shēng

life or death

死产
sǐ chǎn

stillbirth

死当
sǐ dàng

(computing) to crash

死症
sǐ zhèng

incurable disease

死皮赖脸
sǐ pí lài liǎn

brazen faced (idiom); shameless

死硬
sǐ yìng

stiff

死磕
sǐ kē

(coll.) to fight to the death

死神
sǐ shén

mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die

死穴
sǐ xué

lethal point (acupuncture)

死节
sǐ jié

to die or be martyred for a noble cause

死结
sǐ jié

tight knot

死结难解
sǐ jié nán jiě

enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom); thorny problem

死绝
sǐ jué

to die out

死线
sǐ xiàn

deadline (loanword)

死缓
sǐ huǎn

deferred death sentence

死缠烂打
sǐ chán làn dǎ

(coll.) to pester

死罪
sǐ zuì

mortal crime

死翘翘
sǐ qiào qiào

to die

死者
sǐ zhě

the dead

死而不僵
sǐ ér bù jiāng

dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis

死而后已
sǐ ér hòu yǐ

until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life

死而无悔
sǐ ér wú huǐ

to die without regret (idiom, from Analects)

死背
sǐ bèi

to learn by rote

死胡同
sǐ hú tòng

dead end

死藤水
sǐ téng shuǐ

ayahuasca

死里逃生
sǐ lǐ táo shēng

mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape

死要面子
sǐ yào miàn zi

to regard face as all-important

死要面子活受罪
sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì

to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)

死角
sǐ jiǎo

gap in coverage

死讯
sǐ xùn

news of sb's death