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生死 (shēng sǐ): Life and death (Noun, Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

生死 consists of 2 characters.

raw, uncooked; unfamiliar, strange; forcibly

die; extremely; rigid

Word Info

Pinyinshēng sǐ

Meaninglife and death

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun, Adjective

Word生死

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 生死.

Words with 生

先生xiān shengHSK 1
医生yī shengHSK 1
学生xué shengHSK 1
中学生zhōng xué shēngHSK 1
大学生dà xué shēngHSK 1
小学生xiǎo xué shēngHSK 1
生日shēng rìHSK 2
生病shēng bìngHSK 2

Words with 死

死亡sǐ wángHSK 6
死心sǐ xīnHSK 7-9
救死扶伤jiù sǐ fú shāngHSK 7-9
瘁死cuì sǐ
死心塌地sǐ xīn tā dì

3.

How to Use 生死 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 生死 with other words naturally.

Idiom

shēng生

sǐ死

cún存

wáng亡

formalWritten

survival or extinction

shēng生

sǐ死

zhī之

jiāo交

formal

life-and-death friendship

Verb + Objectwith不顾

bú不

gù顾

shēng生

sǐ死

Noun + Nounwith关头

shēng生

sǐ死

guān关

tóu头

4.

Example Sentences with 生死

zhè这

shì是

shēng生

sǐ死

de的

wèn问

tí题

formal

Written

regardless of life or death

formal

life-and-death moment

。

This is a matter of life and death.

Zài在

zhàn战

chǎng场

shàng上

，

zhàn战

shì士

men们

zǎo早

yǐ已

jiāng将

shēng生

sǐ死

zhì置

zhī之

dù度

wài外

。

On the battlefield, the soldiers have long since disregarded life and death.

zài在

zhàn战

chǎng场

shàng上

，

shì士

bīng兵

men们

zǎo早

yǐ已

jiāng将

shēng生

sǐ死

zhì置

zhī之

dù度

wài外

。

On the battlefield, soldiers have long since disregarded life and death.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

méi没

xiǎng想

guò过

，

zhè这

ge个

jué决

dìng定

kě可

néng能

guān关

hū乎

tā他

de的

shēng生

sǐ死

ma吗

？

Haven't you ever thought that this decision might be a matter of life and death for him?

yī医

shēng生

zài在

shēng生

sǐ死

guān关

tóu头

jiù救

le了

tā他

。

The doctor saved him at the critical moment of life and death.

zhè这

bìng并

fēi非

jiǎn简

dān单

de的

shū输

yíng赢

，

ér而

shì是

yì一

chǎng场

guān关

hū乎

gōng公

sī司

wèi未

lái来

de的

shēng生

sǐ死

zhī之

zhàn战

。

This is not a simple win or loss, but a life-and-death battle concerning the company's future.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

jīng经

lì历

guò过

zhēn真

zhèng正

de的

shēng生

sǐ死

jué抉

zé择

，

suǒ所

yǐ以

hěn很

nán难

lǐ理

jiě解

nà那

zhǒng种

yā压

lì力

。

He has never faced a true life-and-death choice, so it's hard for him to understand that kind of pressure.

tā他

men们

jīng经

lì历

le了

shēng生

sǐ死

kǎo考

yàn验

，

yǒu友

yì谊

gèng更

jiā加

shēn深

hòu厚

。

They went through a life-and-death test, and their friendship became even stronger.

jīng经

lì历

le了

nà那

cì次

yì意

wài外

，

wǒ我

men们

cái才

zhēn真

zhèng正

tǐ体

huì会

dào到

shēng生

sǐ死

zhǐ只

shì是

yí一

xiàn线

zhī之

gé隔

。

After that accident, we truly realized that life and death are separated by only a thin line.