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半死 (bàn sǐ): Half-dead (adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

半死 consists of 2 characters.

半 • bàn • half • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

bàn半

half

死 • sǐ • die; extremely; rigid • HSK 2.0 L4

HSK 4

sǐ死

die; extremely; rigid

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Pinyinbàn sǐ

Meaninghalf-dead; nearly dead

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxadjective

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Example Sentences with 半死

Tā他

bèi被

dǎ打

dé得

bàn半

sǐ死

，

tǎng躺

zài在

dì地

shàng上

bù不

néng能

dòng动

。

He was beaten half-dead and lay on the ground unable to move.

Zhè这

zhī只

māo猫

è饿

dé得

bàn半

sǐ死

，

gǎn赶

jǐn

紧

gěi给

tā它

wèi喂

shí食

。

This cat is half-dead from hunger; hurry up and feed it.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 半死.

Words with 半

一半yī bànhalf
半天bàn tiānhalf of the day
半夜bàn yèmidnight
半途而废bàn tú ér fèigive up halfway; leave something unfinished
半岛bàn dǎoPeninsula
半径bàn jīngRadius
半数bàn shùHalf of a number / half the amount
多半duō bànMost

Words with 死

死亡sǐ wángdie; death
死心sǐ xīnTo give up hope / to be reconciled to death
生死shēng sǐlife and death
救死扶伤jiù sǐ fú shāngheal the wounded and rescue the dying

临死

lín sǐ

on the verge of death

假死jiǎ sǐapparent death; suspended animation

冻死dòng sǐto freeze to death; to be extremely cold

吊死diào sǐto hang to death; to die by hanging