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| Pronunciation |
: |
sǐ |
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| Meaning |
: |
- die; be dead. (v)
- to the death. (adv)
- extremely; to death. (adv)
- (used before verbs in the negative) stubbornly; adamantly. (adv)
- implacable; deadly. (adj)
- fixed; rigid. (adj)
- impassable; closed. (adj)
|
| Radical |
: |
歹 |
| Strokes |
: |
6 |
| Traditional |
: |
死 |
| Usage |
: |
34.1% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 4. |
|
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: |
capital punishment; death penalty |
| 5. |
|
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: |
the dead; the deceased |
Sentences:
| 1. Her cat is dead and gone. |
| tā |
de |
xiǎo |
māo |
sǐ |
le |
。 |
| 她 |
的 |
小 |
猫 |
死 |
了 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 她的 |
: |
her |
| 小猫 |
: |
cat |
| 死 |
: |
die |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
|
| 2. It was so funny, I nearly died laughing. |
| tài |
hǎo |
wán |
le |
， |
wǒ |
chà |
diǎn |
xiào |
sǐ |
le |
。 |
| 太 |
好 |
玩 |
了 |
， |
我 |
差 |
点 |
笑 |
死 |
了 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 太 |
: |
too |
| 好玩 |
: |
have fun; interesting |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 差点 |
: |
almost |
| 笑 |
: |
laugh |
| 死 |
: |
died |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
|
| 3. They were tickled to death at the news. |
| tīng |
dào |
nà |
xiāo |
xī |
， |
tā |
men |
dōu |
gāo |
xìng |
sǐ |
le |
。 |
| 听 |
到 |
那 |
消 |
息 |
， |
他 |
们 |
都 |
高 |
兴 |
死 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 听到 |
: |
listen |
| 那 |
: |
that |
| 消息 |
: |
news |
| 他们 |
: |
they |
| 都 |
: |
all |
| 高兴 |
: |
happy |
| 死 |
: |
extremely; to death |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
|
| 4. If you don’t stop being cheeky, I’ll land you one. |
| rú |
guǒ |
nǐ |
zài |
sǐ |
bú |
yào |
liǎn |
， |
wǒ |
jiù |
gěi |
nǐ |
yī |
quán |
。 |
| 如 |
果 |
你 |
再 |
死 |
不 |
要 |
脸 |
， |
我 |
就 |
给 |
你 |
一 |
拳 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 如果 |
: |
if |
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 再 |
: |
again; more |
| 死 |
: |
die |
| 不要 |
: |
don’t want |
| 脸 |
: |
face |
| 死不要脸 |
: |
be dead to shame; be devoid of shame; extremely shameless |
| 就 |
: |
then |
| 给 |
: |
give |
| 一拳 |
: |
one fist |
|
| 5. The window has been nailed fast. |
| chuāng |
hù |
dìng |
sǐ |
le |
。 |
| 窗 |
户 |
钉 |
死 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 窗户 |
: |
window |
| 钉 |
: |
nailed |
| 死 |
: |
impassable; closed |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
|
| 6. Death is the great leveler. |
| sǐ |
wáng |
miàn |
qián |
rén |
rén |
píng |
děng |
。 |
| 死 |
亡 |
面 |
前 |
人 |
人 |
平 |
等 |
。 |
|
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|
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| 死亡 |
: |
death |
| 面前 |
: |
in front |
| 人人 |
: |
everybody |
| 平等 |
: |
equal |
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Hello Min!
Should it not be read as “sha1 si3” in 10-th phrase?
My regards
Hi Konstantin,
I have corrected it. Thanks.