死 sǐ
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 歹 — corpse
- Made of
- 歹 corpse 匕 spoon, ladle
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
死心
sǐxīn
to give up hope; to stop clinging to an idea
Characters in this word
心 xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 证据摆在面前，他才终于死心，不再相信那套投资骗局。 Zhèngjù bǎi zài miànqián, tā cái zhōngyú sǐxīn, bú zài xiāngxìn nà tào tóuzī piànjú. Only when the evidence was placed before him did he finally give up and stop believing in that investment scam.
- 他三次申请都没成功，这次终于死心了。 Tā sān cì shēnqǐng dōu méi chénggōng, zhè cì zhōngyú sǐxīn le. His applications failed three times, and this time he finally gave up hope.
- 让他再碰几次壁，他才会死心。 Ràng tā zài pèng jǐ cì bì, tā cái huì sǐxīn. Let him hit a wall a few more times; only then will he give up.
Related words
- 死 sǐ to die
- 死亡 sǐwáng to die
- 救死扶伤 jiùsǐfúshāng to heal the wounded and rescue the dying
- 生死 shēngsǐ life and death
- 放心 fàngxīn to feel at ease; to not worry
- 关心 guānxīn to care about
- 开心 kāixīn happy
- 小心 xiǎoxīn careful
- 心里 xīnli in one's heart; in one's mind
- 心情 xīnqíng mood
- 心中 xīnzhōng in one's heart
- 信心 xìnxīn confidence