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死心 (sǐ xīn): To give up hope / to be reconciled to death (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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死 • sǐ • to die; dead; extremely • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
sǐ
死
to die; dead; extremely
心 • xīn • heart; mind; core • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
xīn
心
heart; mind; core
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 死心.
Words with
死
死亡
sǐ wáng
die; death
生死
shēng sǐ
life and death
救死扶伤
jiù sǐ fú shāng
heal the wounded and rescue the dying
临死
lín sǐ
on the verge of death
假死
jiǎ sǐ
apparent death; suspended animation
冻死
dòng sǐ
to freeze to death; to be extremely cold
半死
bàn sǐ
half-dead; nearly dead
吊死
diào sǐ
to hang to death; to die by hanging
Words with
心
关心
guān xīn
care about
小心
xiǎo xīn
take care
心里
xīn li
chest
担心
dān xīn
worry
放心
fàng xīn
relax; feel relieved
伤心
shāng xīn
sad
信心
xìn xīn
confidence
内心
nèi xīn
heart; innermost being
4.
How to Use 死心 in Sentences
Verb + Object
with
人
ràng
让
rén
人
sǐ
死
xīn
心
neutral
Spoken
make someone give up hope
Idiom
with
塌地
sǐ
死
xīn
心
tā
塌
dì
地
Adverb + Verb
with
彻底
chè
彻
dǐ
底
sǐ
死
xīn
心
Verb + Complement
with
不改
sǐ
死
xīn
心
bù
不
gǎi
改
5.
Example Sentences with 死心
tā
他
zhǎo
找
bú
不
dào
到
yào
钥
shi
匙
，
neutral
be dead set on something
neutral
give up completely
formal
Written
refuse to give up
jiù
就
sǐ
死
xīn
心
le
了
。
He couldn't find the key, so he gave up.
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
lǚ
屡
cì
次
pèng
碰
bì
壁
，
dàn
但
tā
他
yī
依
rán
然
bú
不
yuàn
愿
sǐ
死
xīn
心
，
jì
继
xù
续
xún
寻
qiú
求
tū
突
pò
破
。
Despite repeated setbacks, he still refuses to give up hope and continues to seek breakthroughs.
miàn
面
duì
对
wú
无
fǎ
法
wǎn
挽
huí
回
de
的
bài
败
jú
局
，
jiāng
将
jūn
军
zhōng
终
yú
于
sǐ
死
xīn
心
，
xià
下
lìng
令
chè
撤
tuì
退
。
Faced with an irretrievable defeat, the general finally gave up hope and ordered a retreat.
tā
他
bìng
并
wèi
未
yīn
因
zàn
暂
shí
时
de
的
cuò
挫
zhé
折
ér
而
sǐ
死
xīn
心
，
fǎn
反
ér
而
gèng
更
jiā
加
jiān
坚
dìng
定
le
了
jué
决
xīn
心
。
He did not give up hope because of temporary setbacks; instead, he became even more determined.
kàn
看
dào
到
duì
对
fāng
方
lěng
冷
dàn
淡
de
的
tài
态
dù
度
，
tā
他
chè
彻
dǐ
底
sǐ
死
xīn
心
le
了
。
Seeing the other person's indifferent attitude, he completely gave up hope.
