死心

sǐ xīn

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to give up
2. to admit failure
3. to drop the matter
4. to reconcile oneself to loss
5. to have no more illusions about

Word relationships

Related words

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• 认输 rèn shū 认输 rèn shū to concede 认输 means to concede defeat, often in a competition or argument, whereas 死心 is about giving up inner hopes or illusions.: to concede
• 绝望 jué wàng 绝望 jué wàng to despair 绝望 means despair, a state of having lost all hope; 死心 is the action or process of abandoning hope.: to despair
• 死心塌地 sǐ xīn tā dì 死心塌地 sǐ xīn tā dì to be hell-bent on An idiom meaning to be wholeheartedly devoted, often with blind loyalty. Shares 死心 but differs: here it indicates firmness, not giving up.: to be hell-bent on

Synonyms

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• 放弃 fàng qì 放弃 fàng qì to renounce Both can mean to give up, but 死心 emphasizes giving up hope or an emotional attachment, while 放弃 is a general term for abandoning an action or right.: to renounce

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with 吧 to make an imperative: 你死心吧 (Just give up). Also with 不 or 别 to form prohibitions: 还不死心/别死心 (still not giving up/don't give up).

Common mistakes

死心 is typically used in the negative form to urge someone not to give up hope, e.g., 你死心吧 (Give up!) vs 别死心 (Don't give up hope). It's often misused as a transitive verb (×死心这件事), but it's intransitive.

Example Sentences

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他还是不 死心 。

He still hasn't given up hope.

死心 吧！

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13185330)

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Words Containing 死心

• 死心塌地 死心塌地 sǐ xīn tā dì: to be hell-bent on
• 不死心 不死心 bù sǐ xīn: unwilling to give up
• 死心踏地 死心踏地 sǐ xīn tà dì: see 死心塌地[sǐ xīn tā dì]

Child Words of 死心

• 心 心 xīn: heart
• 死 死 sǐ: to die