Basic Meaning
v
The opposite of 活 (huo2) or 生 (sheng1).
(of living things) to die; to lose life.
生物失去生命(跟“活””生“相对)。
Words:
死尸生死存亡视死如归安乐死死亡
Synonyms:
亡逝
Sentences:
- 爷爷养的小鸟昨天死了。The bird Grandpa was raising died yesterday.
- 每年都有很多动物死于交通事故。Every year, many animals die in traffic accidents.
adv
Often used in contexts of struggle or defense.
(fight or defend) desperately; unto death.
不顾生命;拼死。
Words:
死战死守拼死严防死守死拼
Sentences:
- 战士们死守阵地,绝不后退。The soldiers desperately defended their position and refused to retreat.
- 为了胜利,球员们在球场上拼死战斗。For victory, the players fought desperately on the field.
adv
Used with verbs like 不认错, 不悔改 to indicate stubborn refusal.
stubbornly; inflexibly (often used in negative sentences).
至死,表示坚决(多用于否定式)。
Words:
死心塌地死不悔改死不认输死不认错死不认账
Sentences:
- 他死不认错,大家都拿他没办法。He stubbornly refuses to admit his mistake, and nobody can do anything about it.
adj
Used as an intensifier before an adjective or verb.
extremely; to the extreme.
表示程度很深;达到极点。
Words:
死硬笑死人死顽固死倔死沉
Sentences:
- 这个行李箱死沉,我快拿不动了。This suitcase is extremely heavy; I can barely carry it.
- 这个笑话真是笑死人了。This joke is absolutely hilarious.
adj
Used to describe relationships of absolute enmity.
implacable; irreconcilable.
无法调和的。
Words:
死敌死对头
Sentences:
- 他们两家是多年的死对头。Their two families have been sworn enemies for years.
adj
Describes a person's thinking or rules that are unchanging.
rigid; inflexible; set in one's ways.
死板;固定。
Words:
死脑筋死心眼死规矩死板死水
Synonyms:
呆拘杀
Antonyms:
Sentences:
- 他做事有点死脑筋,不太懂得变通。He's a bit rigid in his thinking and doesn't know how to be flexible.
adj
Describes roads or passages with no throughway.
blocked; impassable.
不能通过。
Words:
死胡同死路堵死死角死水
Sentences:
- 我们走进了一条死胡同。We walked into a dead end.
- 这条路是死路,前面不通车。This road is a dead end; vehicles can't pass through ahead.
v
Used metaphorically for things that have stopped working or moving.
to be dead; to be inactive or non-functioning.
比喻消失,不再活动。
Words:
死水死机死火山死心
Sentences:
- 我的电脑又死机了,只好重启。My computer froze again, so I had to restart it.
- 他对这份工作已经死心了。He has given up all hope about this job.
Writing & Component
Radical歹
Structuresemi_enclosed
Stroke Count6
Strokes一丿㇇丶丿乚
