Word

死亡 (sǐ wáng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

Meaning of 死亡

动 dòng verb

to die

每年有很多人死亡于交通事故。

měi nián yǒu hěn duō rén sǐ wáng yú jiāo tōng shì gù

Many people die in traffic accidents every year.

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Word breakdown

死 sǐ — die, death - the core concept of dying

1 救死扶伤 jiù sǐ fú shāng — heal the wounded and rescue the dying HSK 7
- 救 rescue, save
- 死 the dying (people near death)
- 扶 help, assist, support
- 伤 the wounded, the injured
Example

救死扶伤是医务工作者的天职。

jiù sǐ fú shāng shì yī wù gōng zuò zhě de tiān zhí

Healing the wounded and rescuing the dying is the sacred duty of medical workers.
2 死心 sǐ xīn — give up (hope/on something) HSK 7
- 死 dead/completely (intensifier)
- 心 heart/hope/desire
Example

他终于死心了，不再追求她。

tā zhōng yú sǐ xīn le bù zài zhuī qiú tā

He finally gave up and stopped pursuing her.
3 生死 shēng sǐ — life and death HSK 7
- 生 life, living
- 死 death, dying
Example

这是生死攸关的问题。

zhè shì shēng sǐ yōu guān de wèn tí

This is a matter of life and death.

亡 wáng — perish, deceased - reinforces and formalizes the meaning of death

1 伤亡 shāng wáng — casualties HSK 6
- 伤 injured, wounded
- 亡 dead, deceased
Example

这次事故没有造成人员伤亡。

zhè cì shì gù méi yǒu zào chéng rén yuán shāng wáng

This accident caused no casualties.
2 亡羊补牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo — better late than never; take corrective action after suffering a loss HSK 7
- 亡 lose, perish (refers to the sheep being lost)
- 羊 sheep (the animal that was lost)
- 补 repair, mend, fix
- 牢 pen, enclosure (the sheep pen that needs fixing)
Example

虽然考试失败了，但现在开始努力学习，亡羊补牢，为时不晚。

suī rán kǎo shì shī bài le dàn xiàn zài kāi shǐ nǔ lì xué xí wáng yáng bǔ láo wéi shí bù wǎn

Although I failed the exam, if I start studying hard now, it's better late than never.
3 灭亡 miè wáng — to perish, to be destroyed HSK 7
- 灭 to extinguish, to destroy
- 亡 to perish, to die out
Example

这个古老的文明最终灭亡了。

zhè ge gǔ lǎo de wén míng zuì zhōng miè wáng le

This ancient civilization eventually perished.
4 逃亡 táo wáng — to flee; to be on the run HSK 7
- 逃 to escape; to run away
- 亡 to be lost; to be gone (as a fugitive)
Example

罪犯逃亡了三年。

zuì fàn táo wáng le sān nián

The criminal was on the run for three years.

Structure & writing

1 死 sǐ — to die; to lose life (opposite of "活"/"生")

死 is a component in 2 characters

HSK 7

毙 bì to die (often derogatory when referring to people) 葬 zàng funeral rites; disposal of a corpse according to custom

consists of

1.1 歹 dǎi — bad, evil

歹 is a component in 7 characters

HSK 4

列 liè to arrange; to list 死 sǐ to die; to lose life (opposite of "活"/"生")

HSK 5

殊 shū different; divergent

HSK 6

残 cán defective or incomplete 殖 zhí to reproduce; to multiply

HSK 7

歼 jiān to annihilate; to wipe out 殃 yāng disaster; calamity

1.2 匕 bǐ — ancient ladle or spoon for scooping food

匕 is a component in 11 characters

HSK 1

它 tā third-person pronoun for non-human things; it 老 lǎo old; aged (opposite of 少/幼) 能 néng ability; talent; skill

HSK 2

比 bǐ to compare; to compete

HSK 3

化 huà to change in nature or form; to transform

HSK 4

匙 shi see '钥匙': ① key for locking or unlocking; ② fig. method or approach for solving a problem 此 cǐ this; this one (opposed to 彼) 死 sǐ to die; to lose life (opposite of "活"/"生")

HSK 6

颖 yǐng awn-bearing husk of certain grasses (e.g. rice, wheat)

HSK 7

旨 zhǐ delicious; tasty 顷 qǐng unit of area equal to 100 亩 (approx. 6.6667 hectares)

Stroke order

2 亡 wáng — to flee; to run away

亡 is a component in 8 characters

HSK 1

忙 máng busy, occupied (opposite of '闲')

HSK 2

忘 wàng to forget, fail to remember, omit 望 wàng to look, to look into the distance

HSK 6

盲 máng blind; unable to see

HSK 7

妄 wàng absurd, irrational, wild 氓 máng see "流氓": ① vagrant; rogue or hooligan; ② indecent behavior such as harassing women 芒 máng a perennial herb (Miscanthus sinensis) growing in hills and fields, with linear leaves, brownish-yellow panicles in autumn, and hairy fruits 茫 máng vast and boundless, indistinct

亡 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order