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死心 (sǐ xīn): To give up hope / to be reconciled to death (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 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

Word Info

Pinyinsǐ xīn

MeaningTo give up hope / to be reconciled to death

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心 • xīn • heart; mind; core • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

xīn心

heart; mind; core

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 死心.

Words with 死

死亡sǐ wángdie; 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
吊死diào sǐto hang to death; to die by hanging

Words with 心

关心guān xīncare about
小心xiǎo xīntake care
心里xīn lichest
担心dān xīnworry

放心

fàng xīn

relax; feel relieved

伤心shāng xīnsad

信心xìn xīnconfidence

内心nèi xīnheart; innermost being

4.

Example Sentences with 死心

tā他

zhǎo找

bú不

dào到

yào钥

shi匙

，

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

miàn面

duì对

wú无

fǎ法

wǎn挽

huí回

de的

bài败

jú局

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

yīn因

zàn暂

shí时

de的

cuò挫

zhé折

kàn看

dào到

duì对

fāng方

lěng冷

dàn淡

de的

tài态

dù

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.

，

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.

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.

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.