Word: 死 (sǐ)

一头撞在南墙上，死不回头

yìtóu zhuàng zài Nán qiáng shang, sǐ bù huítóu

bumping headfirst into the south wall and refusing to turn back even then

不下50个乘客死了。

Búxià wǔshí gè chéngkè sǐle.

No fewer than 50 passengers were killed.

二愣子打铁，猛劲儿死砸

èrlèngzi dǎtiě, měngjìnr sǐ zá

a rash fellow forging iron: just pounding with brute force

五个人死了。

Wǔ gè rén sǐle.

Five people died.

人固有一死。

Rén gùyǒu yì sǐ.

All shall die.

人挪活，树挪死

rén nuó huó, shù nuó sǐ

a person moved lives, a tree moved dies

人早晚会死。

Rén zǎowǎn huì sǐ.

Man will die sooner or later.

人是活的，钱是死的

rén shì huó de, qián shì sǐ de

people are alive, money is dead

人死不能复生

rén sǐ bùnéng fùshēng

a dead person cannot come back to life

人死如灯灭

rén sǐ rú dēng miè

when a person dies, it is like a lamp going out

人能被吓死吗？

Rén néng bèi xià sǐ ma?

Can one die of fear?

他不是癌症死的。

Tā bú shì áizhèng sǐ de.

He did not die of cancer.

他为他父亲的死报仇。

Tā wèi tā fùqīn de sǐ bàochóu.

He avenged his father's death.

他们不会死。

Tāmen búhuì sǐ.

They will not die.

他们死了吗？

Tāmen sǐle ma?

Are they dead?

他们相信死后的生命。

Tāmen xiāngxìn sǐ hòu de shēngmìng.

They believe in a life after death.

他们说他死了两年了。

Tāmen shuō tā sǐle liǎng nián le.

They say that he has been dead for two years.

他儿子小时候就死于癌症了。

Tā érzi xiǎoshíhou jiù sǐ yú áizhèng le.

His son died from cancer at a young age.

他在我来到之前就死了。

Tā zài wǒ láidào zhīqián jiù sǐle.

He died previous to my arrival.

他已经死了十年。

Tā yǐjīng sǐle shínián.

He has been dead for ten years.

他昨天死了。

Tā zuótiān sǐle.

He died yesterday.

他死了我真难受。

Tā sǐle wǒ zhēn nánshòu.

I am very sad that he has died.

他死了有十年了。

Tā sǐle yǒu shínián le.

It has been ten years since he died.

他死于一场车祸。

Tā sǐ yú yìcháng chēhuò.

He lost his life in a traffic accident.

他死于战争。

Tā sǐ yú zhànzhēng.

He was killed in the war.

他死前累积了庞大的财富。

Tā sǐ qián lěijīle pángdà de cáifù.

He amassed a large fortune before he died.

他死后已经过了十年的时间了。

Tā sǐ hòu yǐjīng guò le shínián de shíjiān le.

Ten years have gone by since his death.

他死后被葬在山脚下。

Tā sǐ hòu bèi zàng zài shān jiǎoxià.

After he died, he was buried at the foot of the mountain.

他死得不幸福。

Tā sǐ de bú xìngfú.

He didn't die happily.

他没有白死。

Tā méiyǒu bái sǐ.

He didn't die in vain.

他没立遗嘱就死了。

Tā méi lì yízhǔ jiù sǐle.

He died without having made a will.

他的笑话笑死我了。

Tā de xiàohua xiào sǐ wǒ le.

His joke killed me.

他被殴打得快死。

Tā bèi ōudǎ de kuài sǐ.

He was beaten to within an inch of his life.

他说的东西笑死我了。

Tā shuō de dōngxi xiào sǐ wǒ le.

I almost die laughing at the things he says.

传说坏人死后会下地狱。

Chuánshuō huàirén sǐ hòu huì xià dìyù.

Legend says bad people go to hell after they die.

你为什么想死？

Nǐ wèishénme xiǎng sǐ?

Why do you want to die?

你们不会死。

Nǐmen búhuì sǐ.

You will not die.

你已经死了！

Nǐ yǐjīng sǐle!

You are already dead!

你恶心死了！

Nǐ ěxīn sǐle!

You're disgusting!

你想死在这里吗？

Nǐ xiǎng sǐ zài zhèlǐ ma?

Do you want to die here?

你死路上了？

Nǐ sǐ lùshang le?

Did you die on your way?

你死过吗？

Nǐ sǐguo ma?

Oh, so you've died before?

你没死，不是吗？

Nǐ méi sǐ, bú shì ma?

You're not dead, are you?

你相信人死后会轮回吗？

Nǐ xiāngxìn rén sǐ hòu huì lúnhuí ma?

Do you believe people are reincarnated after they die?

你要想到你必须死。

Nǐ yào xiǎngdào nǐ bìxū sǐ.

Keep in mind that you must die.

你说得我馋死了！

Nǐ shuō de wǒ chán sǐle!

The way you describe it makes me drool.

兔子跳进开水锅，有死无活

tùzi tiàojìn kāishuǐ guō, yǒu sǐ wú huó

a rabbit jumping into a pot of boiling water: death, no life

再来一步，你就死了！

Zài lái yíbù, nǐ jiù sǐle!

One more step, and you're dead.

冬天的大葱，叶黄根枯心不死

dōngtiān de dàcōng, Yè huáng gēn kūxīn bù sǐ

a winter spring onion: leaves yellow and roots dry, but the heart isn't dead

千人所指，无病而死

qiānrénsuǒzhǐ, wú bìng ér sǐ

when a thousand people point at you, you die even without illness

半大小子，吃死老子

bàndàxiǎozi, chī sǐ lǎozi

a half-grown boy can eat his father to death

去世是死的一种委婉说法。

Qùshì shì sǐ de yìzhǒng wěiwǎn shuōfa.

Passing away is a euphemistic way of saying die.

命薄一张纸，勤俭饿不死

mìngbó yì zhāng zhǐ, qínjiǎn è bù sǐ

fate thin as a sheet of paper, but the diligent and thrifty won't starve

哄死人不偿命

hǒng sǐ rén bù chángmìng

cheating someone to death costs no life

啄木鸟死在树窟窿里，吃亏在那张嘴上

zhuómùniǎo sǐ zài shù kūlong li, chīkuī zài nà zhāngzuǐ shang

woodpecker dies in a tree hole: it came to grief through its beak

在非洲有许多孩子死于饥饿。

Zài Fēizhōu yǒu xǔduō háizi sǐ yú jī'è.

Many children die of starvation in Africa.

大暑小暑，灌死老鼠

dàshǔ xiǎoshǔ, guàn sǐ lǎoshǔ

at Great Heat and Lesser Heat, rain floods the rats to death

天荒饿不死手艺人

tiānhuāng è bù sǐ shǒuyìrén

even a famine year can't starve a craftsman

她们不会死。

Tāmen búhuì sǐ.

They will not die.

她到死都改不了那个习惯。

Tā dào sǐ dōu gǎi bù liǎo nàge xíguàn.

She carried that habit to her grave.

她已经死了十年了。

Tā yǐjīng sǐle shínián le.

She has been dead for ten years.

她死于一场汽车车祸。

Tā sǐ yú yìcháng qìchē chēhuò.

She was killed in an automobile accident.

她父亲在她三岁时死了。

Tā fùqīn zài tā sān suì shí sǐle.

She lost her father when she was three years old.

她确实死了。

Tā quèshí sǐle.

It's true that she's dead.

好死不如赖活

hǎo sǐ bùrú làihuó

a good death is not as good as a poor life

如果你死了，你的家人会怎样呢？

Rúguǒ nǐ sǐle, nǐ de jiārén huì zěnyàng ne?

If you should die, what would become of your family?

宁愿死也不给你。

Nìngyuàn sǐ yě bù gěi nǐ.

I'd rather die than give you this.

宁愿站着死，决不跪着生

nìngyuàn zhànzhe sǐ, juébú guìzhe shēng

I would rather die standing than live on my knees

宁进一步死，毋退一尺生

nìng jìnyíbù sǐ, wú tuì yìchǐ shēng

better to die a step forward than to live a foot back

屎壳郎趴在鞭鞘上，只知道腾云驾雾，不知道死在眼前

shǐkélàng pā zài biānshāo shang, zhǐ zhīdào téngyúnjiàwù, bù zhīdào sǐ zài yǎnqián

a dung beetle clinging to a whip lash: knows only of soaring through the clouds, not that death is before its eyes

山大压不住泉水，牛大压不死虱子

shān dà yā búzhù quánshuǐ, niú dà yā bù sǐ shīzi

a big mountain can't hold down a spring; a big ox can't crush a louse

幸好她没有死。

Xìnghǎo tā méiyǒu sǐ.

Luckily she did not die.

开水泼老鼠，不死也要脱层皮

kāishuǐ pō lǎoshǔ, bù sǐ yě yào tuō céng pí

pouring boiling water on a rat: if it doesn't die it will still lose a layer of skin

当然，死在义大利会更有意思。

Dāngrán, sǐ zài Yìdàlì huì gèng yǒuyìsi.

Of course, to die in Italy is more interesting.

很多人相信死后会有复活。

Hěn duō rén xiāngxìn sǐ hòu huì yǒu fùhuó.

Many people believe there will be a resurrection after death.

您能为爱情而死吗？

Nín néng wèi àiqíng ér sǐ ma?

Can you die for love?

愁人莫向愁人说,说起愁来愁死人

chóu rén mò xiàng chóu rén shuō,shuōqǐ chóu lái chóu sǐ rén

don't tell a worried person your worries; talking of sorrow worries them to death

成千上万的人死于瘟疫。

Chéngqiān-shàngwàn de rén sǐ yú wēnyì.

Thousands upon thousands have died from the epidemic.

我们在河里发现了一些死鱼。

Wǒmen zài hé lǐ fāxiànle yìxiē sǐ yú.

We found some dead fish in the river.

我们始终都有死的一天。

Wǒmen shǐzhōng dōu yǒu sǐ de yì tiān.

We shall all die some day.

我们知道人皆难免一死。

Wǒmen zhīdào rén jiē nánmiǎn yì sǐ.

We know that all men are mortal.

我们迟早也会死。

Wǒmen chízǎo yě huì sǐ.

We must die sooner or later.

我们都迟早会死。

Wǒmen dōu chízǎo huì sǐ.

We will all die, sooner or later.

我养的猫昨天死了。

Wǒ yǎng de māo zuótiān sǐle.

My pet cat died yesterday.

我出生前，我父亲就死了。

Wǒ chūshēng qián, wǒ fùqīn jiù sǐle.

My father died before I was born.

我可能明天就会死了。

Wǒ kěnéng míngtiān jiù huì sǐle.

I might die tomorrow.

我听到我叔叔死于癌症的消息。

Wǒ tīngdào wǒ shūshu sǐ yú áizhèng de xiāoxi.

I hear my uncle died of cancer.

我夏天没有空调会死。

Wǒ xiàtiān méiyǒu kōngtiáo huì sǐ.

I can't survive without air conditioning in the summer.

我宁可死也不屈服。

Wǒ nìngkě sǐ yě bù qūfú.

I would rather die than yield.

我宁可死，也不想看见你哭。

Wǒ nìngkě sǐ, yě bùxiǎng kànjiàn nǐ kū.

I'd rather die than see you cry.

我宁愿死也不要跟你结婚！

Wǒ nìngyuàn sǐ yě búyào gēn nǐ jiéhūn!

I'd rather die than marry you!

我工作累死了。

Wǒ gōngzuò lèi sǐle.

I was exhausted from work.

我已经准备去死了。

Wǒ yǐjīng zhǔnbèi qù sǐle.

I am ready to die.

我希望你别死。

Wǒ xīwàng nǐ bié sǐ.

I hope you don't die.

我希望我能在死前做到。

Wǒ xīwàng wǒ néng zài sǐ qián zuòdào.

I hope I can do that before I die.

我弟弟去年死于癌症。

Wǒ dìdi qùnián sǐ yú áizhèng.

My brother died of cancer last year.

我快渴死了。

Wǒ kuài kě sǐle.

I'm dying of thirst.

我快被笑死了！

Wǒ kuài bèi xiào sǐle!

I almost died laughing!

我想和格特‧嘉尼一起死。

Wǒ xiǎng hé gé tè‧jiā ní yìqǐ sǐ.

I want to die with Getter Jaani.

我感觉好像死了一样。

Wǒ gǎnjué hǎoxiàng sǐle yíyàng.

I felt like I was dead.