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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)
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
。 |
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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 |
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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 |
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5. The window has been nailed fast. |
chuāng |
hù |
dìng |
sǐ |
le |
。 |
窗 |
户 |
钉 |
死 |
了 |
。 |
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|
窗户 |
: |
window |
钉 |
: |
nailed |
死 |
: |
impassable; closed |
了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
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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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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.