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to die impassable uncrossable inflexible rigid extremely damned
Trad. 死勁
all one's strength with might and main
Trad. 尋死
to attempt suicide to court death
(of a plant) to wither and die; withered and dead
to court death; to take a big risk
prisoner that awaits execution convict sentenced to death someone on death row
person willing to sacrifice his life (for a good cause)
Trad. 氣死
to infuriate to be furious to die from an excess of anger
die-hard otaku (sb who hardly ever emerges from their home, where they play games, watch movies etc)
to defend one's property to the death to cling obstinately to old habits die-hard
to be screwed; to be toast
hopeless situation deadlock
Trad. 釘死
to nail securely to execute by means of impalement to crucify
to throttle to choke to death
to give up to admit failure to drop the matter to reconcile oneself to loss to have no more illusions about
Trad. 賊死
completely utterly (dialect)
Trad. 撐死
full to the point of bursting (coll.) at most
Trad. 死戰
fight to the death desperate struggle
Trad. 瀕死
nearing death on the point of demise approaching extinction
Trad. 臨死
facing death at death's door
to hack to death to kill with an ax
time of death limited to a fixed period of time fixed term
dead piece (in Chess) stupid move hopeless case
to fall ill and die to die of illness
rigid unwavering unbendable firm (hold on sth) tenacious
to die in tragic circumstances
life or death fate no matter what anyway for the life of me
(medicine) to have an infarction
to die in a foreign land to die abroad
life or death critical (event)
Trad. 死當
to flunk (Tw) (computing) to crash to stop working
to fall to one's death to kill by throwing to the ground
incurable disease terminal illness
to die while still relatively young to have been dead (for some years)
(coll.) to fight to the death
mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die (fig.) death
lethal point (acupuncture) vulnerable spot Achilles' heel
Trad. 死節
to die or be martyred for a noble cause to be faithful unto death
Trad. 死結
tight knot intractable problem
Trad. 死絕
to die out to be exterminated to become extinct
Trad. 死緩
deferred death sentence commuted death sentence with forced labor and judicial review after two years (PRC) (legal)
half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc) (tired) to death (terrified) out of one's wits (beaten) to within an inch of one's life (knock) the daylights out of sb
capital offense; crime punishable by death my deepest apologies
Trad. 說死
to say definitely to commit (to a proposition)
gap in coverage gap in protection or defenses neglected or overlooked area dead end
Trad. 賜死
(of a ruler) to order sb to commit suicide (in lieu of execution)
dead end (fig.) the road to disaster
Trad. 死難
to die in an accident to die for a just cause
death by hanging to hang oneself
Trad. 將死
to checkmate (in chess) to be about to die
Trad. 死飛
fixie; fixed-gear bicycle
devil (used jocularly or contemptuously) the departed
(intransitive) to choke to death
Trad. 死黨
best friends inseparable sidekick diehard followers
Trad. 處死
an execution to put sb to death
to cause death; to be lethal; to be deadly
to kill with an explosion
to be buried alive as sacrifice (together with husband or superior)
to behead capital punishment desperate struggle life-and-death
to block (a road) to plug (a hole) to stop up
to suffer an unjust death
Trad. 驟死
sudden death (play-off in sporting competition)
to knock down and kill (with a car, train etc)
Trad. 餓死
to starve to death to be very hungry
Trad. 慘死
to die tragically to meet with a violent death
Trad. 絞死
to hang (i.e. execute by hanging) to strangle
jammed stuck frozen (computer)
Trad. 縊死
to execute by hanging to hang oneself
(intransitive) to choke to death
Trad. 詐死
to feign death to fake death
to go all out for sth at risk of one's life
to kill to cause death to do sb to death
suspended animation feigned death to play dead
Trad. 電死
to electrocute to die from an electric shock
(neologism c. 2020) (slang) to die of embarrassment (figuratively)
Trad. 凍死
to freeze to death to die off in winter
to strangle to throttle to stifle (opinions)
to die of hunger or disease (of a prisoner)
to court disaster also pr. [zuo1si3]
dead person (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen
to fight bitterly hard struggle
lost letter letter containing news of sb's death
Trad. 死傷
casualties dead and injured
death penalty; capital punishment
Trad. 死勁兒
erhua variant of 死勁|死劲[si3 jin4]
unwilling to give up unresigned
dead language indecipherable script
afraid to die (contemptuous term)
Trad. 往死裡
(coll.) (to beat etc) to death
Trad. 死難者
victim of an accident casualty martyr for one's country
Trad. 死頑固
very stubborn very stubborn person die-hard
ghost of a person who died by hanging hanged person (coll.) inchworm hangman (word game)
(derog.) old but still alive old fart old bastard
Trad. 驟死式
sudden death style play-off (sporting competition)
bubonic plague Black Death
Trad. 愛死病
nonstandard, stigmatizing transliteration of "AIDS", now replaced by 艾滋病[ai4 zi1 bing4]
Trad. 見光死
(lit.) to wither in the light of day (fig.) the bubble bursts as the reality becomes apparent (esp. of a much-anticipated first meeting with sb) (of stocks) just as the favorable news is officially published, the stock price falls
Trad. 過勞死
karoshi (loanword from Japanese), death from overwork
Trad. 敵殺死
Decis (insecticide brand)
Trad. 敢死隊
suicide squad kamikaze unit
Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant)
Trad. 死傷者
casualty (of an accident) dead and wounded
Trad. 鑿死鉚子
(dialect) stubborn; obstinate; inflexible
Trad. 死到臨頭
Death is near at hand. (idiom)
Trad. 藍屏死機
(computing) (of an operating system) to crash and display the "blue screen of death"
Trad. 雖死猶榮
lit. although dead, also honored; died a glorious death
Trad. 雖死猶生
lit. although dead, as if still alive (idiom); still with us in spirit
Trad. 死去活來
to hover between life and death (idiom) to suffer terribly within an inch of one's life
fetus dies in the belly (fig.) plans or projects failed before being carried out
Trad. 弔死問疾
to grieve for the sick and the dying to show great concern for people's suffering
to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
to be hell-bent on; dead set on sth; unswerving
to fight to one's last gasp
Trad. 救死扶傷
to help the dying and heal the injured
Trad. 死心眼兒
stubborn obstinate having a one-track mind
see 死心塌地[si3 xin1 ta1 di4]
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