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死囚 (sǐ qiú): Death row inmate (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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死囚 consists of 2 characters.

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

HSK 4

sǐ死

die; extremely; rigid

囚 • qiú • prisoner; to confine

qiú囚

prisoner; to confine

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Pinyinsǐ qiú

Meaningdeath row inmate

Characters2

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Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 死囚

zhè这

míng名

sǐ死

qiú囚

zhèng正

zài在

děng等

dài待

zuì最

hòu后

de的

pàn判

jué决

。

This death row inmate is awaiting the final verdict.

lǜ律

shī师

wèi为

sǐ死

qiú囚

tí提

chū出

le了

xīn新

de

的

zhèng证

jù据

。

The lawyer presented new evidence for the death row inmate.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 死囚.

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 sǐon the verge of death
假死jiǎ sǐapparent death; suspended animation
冻死dòng sǐto freeze to death; to be extremely cold
半死bàn sǐhalf-dead; nearly dead

Words with 囚

囚犯qiú fànPrisoner / convict
囚室qiú shìprison cell
囚徒qiú túprisoner, convict
囚禁qiú jìnimprison; confine