Word: 死 (sǐ)

我是啥时候死的？

Wǒ shì shá shíhou sǐ de?

When did I die?

我爱死她了。

Wǒ ài sǐ tā le.

I love her like crazy.

我的父亲是患癌症死的。

Wǒ de fùqīn shì huàn áizhèng sǐ de.

My father died of cancer.

我真的要幸福死了。

Wǒ zhēnde yào xìngfú sǐle.

I'm so happy I could die.

我累死了，想睡觉。

Wǒ lèi sǐle, xiǎng shuìjiào.

I'm really tired, I want to sleep.

我老婆死了。

Wǒ lǎopó sǐle.

My wife died.

我被烦死了。

Wǒ bèi fán sǐle.

I was quite annoyed.

我要冷死了。

Wǒ yào lěng sǐle.

I'm dying of cold.

我觉得他的死有点可疑。

Wǒ juéde tā de sǐ yǒudiǎn kěyí.

I have a suspicion about his death.

我邻居的狗死了。

Wǒ línjū de gǒu sǐle.

My neighbor's dog is dead.

打开棺材喊捉贼,冤枉死人

dǎkāi guāncai hǎn zhuō zéi,yuānwang sǐ rén

opening a coffin and shouting 'thief!': wronging the dead

打蛇要打死,不死反被咬

dǎ shé yào dǎsǐ,bù sǐ fǎn bèi yǎo

if you hit a snake, kill it, or it will bite you instead

拉丁语是一个死语言。

Lādīngyǔ shì yí gè sǐ yǔyán.

Latin is a dead language.

掉到井里打扑腾，死不死活不活

diào dào jǐng lǐ dǎ pūteng, sǐ bù sǐhuó bù huó

fallen into a well and splashing about: neither dead nor alive

擦粉进棺材，死爱面子

cā fěn jìn guāncai, sǐ àimiànzi

powdering one's face into the coffin: dead set on face

数千人死于饥饿。

Shù qiān rén sǐ yú jī'è.

Thousands of people died of hunger.

是药能治病，世上无死人

shì yào néng zhìbìng, shìshàng wú sǐ rén

if medicine could cure illness, nobody in the world would die

有人死了的时候真是遗憾。

Yǒurén sǐle de shíhou zhēnshi yíhàn.

It's a pity when somebody dies.

望乡台上打莲花落，不知死的鬼

wàngxiāngtái shang dǎliánhuālào, bùzhī sǐ de guǐ

singing lotus-blossom ballads on the Terrace for Viewing Home: a ghost who doesn't know he's dead

桃养人，杏伤人，李子树下埋死人

táo yǎng rén, xìng shāngrén, lǐzi shù xià mái sǐ rén

peaches nourish, apricots harm, under the plum tree they bury the dead

棺材里伸出手来，死要钱

guāncai lǐ shēnchū shǒu lái, sǐ yàoqián

a hand reaching out of the coffin: dead set on money

楚霸王死在乌江,没脸见江东父老

chǔ bàwáng sǐ zài Wūjiāng,méiliǎn jiàn Jiāngdōngfùlǎo

the Overlord of Chu died at the Wu River: no face to see the elders east of the river

死了死了，人死就了

sǐliǎo-sǐliǎo, rén sǐ jiù liǎo

dead, dead: when a person dies, all is ended

死人灌米汤，没救了

sǐ rén guànmǐtāng, méi jiùle

pouring rice soup into a dead person: beyond saving

死店活人开

sǐ diàn huórén kāi

a dead shop is run by living people

死是唯一的解脱吗？

Sǐ shì wéiyī de jiětuō ma?

Is death the only release?

每个人都必有一死。

Měige rén dōu bì yǒu yì sǐ.

All men must die.

没人会想死。

Méi rén huì xiǎng sǐ.

People don't want to die.

没人死在火里。

Méi rén sǐ zài huǒ lǐ.

No one was killed in the fire.

活人不会给尿憋死

huórén búhuì gěi niào biē sǐ

A living person won't be killed by holding in urine

海枯终见底，人死不知心

hǎi kū zhōng jiàn dǐ, rén sǐ bùzhī xīn

when the sea dries up you finally see the bottom; when a person dies you still don't know their heart

滚水泡老鼠，一窝都是死

gǔn shuǐpào lǎoshǔ, yì wō dōu shì sǐ

soaking mice in boiling water: the whole nest dies

火烧芭蕉,心不死

huǒshāo bājiāo,xīn bù sǐ

Fire burns a banana plant: the heart doesn't die

爸爸死后，他就开始照顾妈妈。

Bàba sǐ hòu, tā jiù kāishǐ zhàogu māma.

He cared for his mother after his father died.

牛大压不死虱子

niú dà yā bù sǐ shīzi

however big the ox, it can't crush a louse to death

猎人射死了狐狸。

Lièrén shè sǐle húli.

The hunter shot and killed the fox.

生不带来，死不带走

shēng bú dàilái, sǐ bú dàizǒu

not brought at birth, not taken at death

病人随时会死。

Bìngrén suíshí huì sǐ.

That patient may die at any time.

盘古死后，身体变成了山河。

Pángǔ sǐ hòu, shēntǐ biànchéngle shānhé.

After Pangu died, his body became the mountains and rivers.

真是烦死了。

Zhēnshi fán sǐle.

It really is very annoying.

瞎猫逮住死老鼠,碰上的

xiā māo dǎi zhù sǐ lǎoshǔ,pèngshàng de

a blind cat catches a dead mouse: just ran into it

瞒债必穷，瞒病必死

mán zhài bì qióng, mán bìng bì sǐ

hide a debt and you will surely be poor; hide an illness and you will surely die

累死十个庄稼汉，抵不上一个好媳妇

lèi sǐ shí gè zhuāngjiahàn, dǐbúshàng yí gè hǎo xífù

working ten farmers to death is not worth one good wife

羊羔拴在狼尾巴上,吃不了也得拖死

yánggāo shuān zài láng wěiba shang,chī bù liǎo yě děi tuō sǐ

a lamb tied to a wolf's tail: even if not eaten, it will be dragged to death

背着棺材过河，连死都准备下了

bēizhe guāncai guòhé, lián sǐ dōu zhǔnbèi xià le

carrying a coffin across the river: already prepared even for death

腰里别个死老鼠,假充打猎的

yāo li bié gè sǐ lǎoshǔ,jiǎchōng dǎliè de

a dead rat tucked in the belt: pretending to be a hunter

药医不死病

yào yī bù sǐ bìng

medicine cures only the illness that won't kill

蛤蟆剥皮，心不死

háma bāopí, xīn bù sǐ

a skinned toad: its heart doesn't die

蛤蟆垫桌子腿，死挨

háma diàn zhuōzi tuǐ, sǐ ái

a toad propping up a table leg: endures to the death

蛤蟆死了还要跳三跳

háma sǐle hái yào tiào sān tiào

even when a toad is dead it still jumps three times

许多工人死于饥饿。

Xǔduō gōngrén sǐ yú jī'è.

Many of the workers died of hunger.

谗言败坏真君子，冷箭射死大丈夫

chányán bàihuài zhēn jūnzǐ, lěngjiàn shè sǐ dàzhàngfu

slander ruins true gentlemen; a hidden arrow kills true men

这下搞得你今天累死了！

Zhè xià gǎo de nǐ jīntiān lèi sǐle!

You've tired yourself out today!

这个男人死于车祸。

Zhège nánrén sǐ yú chēhuò.

The man died in a car accident.

这个诗人兼学者死了。

Zhège shīrén jiān xuézhě sǐle.

The poet and scholar is dead.

这位老人死于饥饿。

Zhèwèi lǎorén sǐ yú jī'è.

The old man died from hunger.

这只老鼠是死还是活的？

Zhè zhī lǎoshǔ shì sǐ háishi huó de?

Is the rat alive or dead?

这家伙死了。

Zhè jiāhuo sǐle.

This guy is dead.

这是一个生和死的问题。

Zhè shì yí gè shēng hé sǐ de wèntí.

It's a matter of life and death.

这条狗死了。

Zhè tiáo gǒu sǐle.

The dog is dead.

这条蛇是活的还是死的？

Zhè tiáo shé shì huó de háishi sǐ de?

Is the snake alive or dead?

那些花死了。

Nèixiē huā sǐle.

Those flowers have died.

那只鸟是死还是活的？

Nà zhī niǎo shì sǐ háishi huó de?

Is the bird alive or dead?

那场战争死了很多人。

Nà chǎng zhànzhēng sǐle hěn duō rén.

As a result of the war, many people died.

那音乐烦死他了。

Nà yīnyuè fán sǐ tā le.

That music gets on his nerves.

除非我死了！

Chúfēi wǒ sǐle!

Over my dead body.

隔山跑死马

géshān pǎo sǐ mǎ

a mountain away, the horse runs itself to death

雪地里埋不住死人

xuědì li mái búzhù sǐ rén

a dead body cannot be hidden in the snow

饿得死懒汉，饿不死穷汉

è de sǐ lǎnhàn, è bù sǐ qiónghàn

a lazy man can starve, a poor man won't

饿瘪肚皮的臭虫，死叮

è biě dùpí de chòuchóng, sǐ dīng

a bedbug with a shrunken empty belly: bites to death