吊 ⇒
吊 diào, [弔], to suspend/to hang up/to hang a person, a string of 100 cash (arch.)/to lament/t...
吊死 diàosǐ, death by hanging/to hang oneself
上吊 shàngdiào, to hang oneself
吊销 diàoxiāo, [吊銷], to suspend (an agreement)/to revoke
吊带 diàodài, [吊帶], suspenders/garters/shoulder strap/brace/sling
吊桥 diàoqiáo, [吊橋], drawbridge/suspension bridge
吊床 diàochuáng, hammock
提心吊胆 tíxīndiàodǎn, [提心吊膽], (saying) to be very scared and on edge
吊车 diàochē, [吊車], hoist/crane/elevator
吊灯 diàodēng, [吊燈], hanging lamp
吊唁 diàoyàn, [弔唁], to offer condolences (for the deceased)/to condole, variant of 吊唁[diào yàn]
吊袜带 diàowàdài, [吊襪帶], suspenders (for stockings)
吊扇 diàoshàn, a ceiling fan/a punka
吊索 diàosuǒ, rope tackle hanging from a mast/crow foot (system of ropes through tackle to hol...
半吊子 bàndiàozi, dabbler/smatterer/tactless and impulsive person
吊环 diàohuán, [吊環], rings (gymnastics)
吊钩 diàogōu, [吊鉤], suspended hook/hanging hook/hanger
吊杆 diàogān, a boom (i.e. transverse beam for hanging objects)
凭吊 píngdiào, [憑弔], to visit a place for the memories/to pay homage to (the deceased)
吊架 吊瓶 diàopíng, infusion bag or bottle (for an IV)
吊针 吊顶 吊窗 diàochuāng, a sash window
吊兰 diàolán, [吊蘭], hanging orchid (Chlorophytum comosum)/bracket plant
吊嗓子 diàosǎngzi, voice training (for Chinese opera)
打吊针 dǎdiàozhēn, [打吊針], to put sb on an intravenous drip
死 ⇒
死 sǐ, to die/impassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid/extremely/damned
该死 gāisǐ, [該死], Damn it!/damned/wretched
死亡 sǐwáng, to die/death
杀死 shāsǐ, [殺死], to kill
死者 sǐzhě, the dead/the deceased
死去 sǐqù, to die
死刑 sǐxíng, death penalty
死因 sǐyīn, cause of death
生死 shēngsǐ, life or death
死神 sǐshén, mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of t...
淹死 yānsǐ, to drown
死人 sǐrén, dead person/(coll.) to die/(of a death) to happen
致死 zhìsǐ, deadly
处死 chǔsǐ, [處死], an execution/to put sb to death
恨死 冻死 dòngsǐ, [凍死], to freeze to death/to die off in winter
死尸 sǐshī, [死屍], a corpse/a dead body
累死 毒死 气死 qìsǐ, [氣死], to infuriate/to be furious/to die from an excess of anger
吊死 diàosǐ, death by hanging/to hang oneself
死地 送死 sòngsǐ, to throw away one's life
死活 sǐhuó, life or death/fate/no matter what/anyway/for the life of me
半死 bànsǐ, half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc)/(tired) to death/(terrified) out o...
死胡同 sǐhútòng, dead end/blind alley
临死 línsǐ, [臨死], facing death/at death's door
起死回生 qǐsǐhuíshēng, to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
溺死 nìsǐ, to drown
绞死 jiǎosǐ, [絞死], to hang (i.e. execute by hanging)/to strangle
战死 死党 sǐdǎng, [死黨], best friends/inseparable sidekick/diehard followers
死讯 sǐxùn, [死訊], news of sb's death
死心 sǐxīn, to give up/to admit failure/to drop the matter/to reconcile oneself to loss/to h...
垂死 chuísǐ, dying
安乐死 ānlèsǐ, [安樂死], euthanasia
死路一条 sǐlùyītiáo, [死路一條], (idiom) dead end/road to ruin
寻死 xúnsǐ, [尋死], to attempt suicide/to court death
死板 sǐbǎn, rigid/inflexible
死路 sǐlù, dead end/(fig.) the road to disaster
死里逃生 sǐlǐtáoshēng, [死裡逃生], mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape/to survive by the skin of o...
坏死 huàisǐ, [壞死], necrosis
生死攸关 shēngsǐyōuguān, [生死攸關], matter of life and death
死伤 sǐshāng, [死傷], casualties/dead and injured
死囚 sǐqiú, prisoner that awaits execution/convict sentenced to death/someone on death row
死死的 惨死 cǎnsǐ, [慘死], to die tragically/to meet with a violent death
死亡率 sǐwánglǜ, mortality rate
敢死队 gǎnsǐduì, [敢死隊], suicide squad/kamikaze unit
死鬼 sǐguǐ, devil/You devil! (as joke or insult)/the departed
死气沉沉 sǐqìchénchén, [死氣沉沉], dead atmosphere/lifeless/spiritless
救死扶伤 jiùsǐfúshāng, [救死扶傷], to help the dying and heal the injured
濒死 bīnsǐ, [瀕死], nearing death/on the point of demise/approaching extinction
誓死 shìsǐ, to pledge one's life
死罪 sǐzuì, mortal crime/capital offense
出生入死 chūshēngrùsǐ, from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water/brave/willing...
死刑犯 垂死挣扎 chuísǐzhēngzhá, [垂死掙扎], deathbed struggle/final struggle (idiom)
你死我活 nǐsǐwǒhuó, lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries/two parties cannot coex...
死于非命 sǐyúfēimìng, [死於非命], violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster/an unnatural death
拼死 pīnsǐ, to go all out for sth at risk of one's life
扼死 èsǐ, to strangle/to throttle/to stifle (opinions)
替死鬼 tìsǐguǐ, scapegoat/fall guy
死去活来 sǐqùhuólái, [死去活來], to hover between life and death (idiom)/to suffer terribly/within an inch of one...
死敌 sǐdí, [死敵], mortal enemy/arch-enemy
死对头 sǐduìtou, [死對頭], arch-enemy/sworn enemy
假死 jiǎsǐ, suspended animation/feigned death/to play dead
死脑筋 死角 sǐjiǎo, gap in coverage/gap in protection or defenses/neglected or overlooked area/dead ...
死命 sǐmìng, doom/death/desperately
见死不救 死死 sǐsǐ, rigid/unwavering/unbendable/firm (hold on sth)/tenacious
生死存亡 shēngsǐcúnwáng, matter of life and death
半死不活 死战 sǐzhàn, [死戰], fight to the death/desperate struggle
殊死 shūsǐ, to behead/capital punishment/desperate struggle/life-and-death
大难不死 dànànbùsǐ, [大難不死], to just escape from calamity
死守 sǐshǒu, to defend one's property to the death/to cling obstinately to old habits/die-har...
猝死 cùsǐ, sudden death (in medicine, sporting competitions etc)
生老病死 shēnglǎobìngsǐ, lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die/fig. the fate of humankind ...
拼死拼活 pīnsǐpīnhuó, one's utmost/(to fight or work) desperately hard/to put up a life or death strug...
死有余辜 sǐyǒuyúgū, [死有餘辜], death cannot wipe out the crimes (idiom); dreadful crimes that rankled even afte...
死灰 昏死 枯死 逼死 bīsǐ, to hound sb to death
死硬 sǐyìng, stiff/rigid/obstinate
死物 死棋 sǐqí, dead piece (in Chess)/stupid move/hopeless case
视死如归 shìsǐrúguī, [視死如歸], to view death as a return home/to not be afraid of dying/to face death with equa...
死胎 死水 sǐshuǐ, stagnant water/backwater
死难者 sǐnànzhě, [死難者], victim of an accident/casualty/martyr for one's country
死灰复燃 sǐhuīfùrán, [死灰復燃], lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence/sth ma...
生离死别 shēnglísǐbié, [生離死別], separated in life and death/to part for ever
贪生怕死 tānshēngpàsǐ, [貪生怕死], greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly/clinging abjectly ...
诈死 zhàsǐ, [詐死], to feign death/to fake death
九死一生 jiǔsǐyīshēng, nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape/new lease of life
死死地 死亡线 宁死不屈 nìngsǐbùqū, [寧死不屈], rather die than submit (idiom)
死难 sǐnàn, [死難], to die in an accident/to die for a just cause
死沉 死海 SǐHǎi, the Dead Sea
鹿死谁手 lùsǐshéishǒu, [鹿死誰手], to whom the deer falls (idiom); the one to emerge victor (i.e. to seize the empi...
鱼死网破 yúsǐwǎngpò, [魚死網破], lit. either the fish dies or the net splits/a life and death struggle (idiom)
死结 sǐjié, [死結], tight knot/intractable problem
死缓 sǐhuǎn, [死緩], deferred death sentence/commuted death sentence with forced labor and judicial r...
生死与共 置之死地而后生 zhìzhīsǐdìérhòushēng, [置之死地而後生], place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "...
生死线 不顾死活 死信 sǐxìn, lost letter/letter containing news of sb's death
死火山 殊死战 老死不相往来 死水一潭 死面 sǐmiàn, [死麵], unleavened dough
死记 sǐjì, [死記], to learn by rote/to cram
死而后已 sǐérhòuyǐ, [死而後已], until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life/unto one's dying day
死区 sǐqū, [死區], dead zone/blind spot
死理 一潭死水 yītánsǐshuǐ, a pool of stagnant water/stagnant or listless condition
死劲儿 sǐjìnr, [死勁兒], erhua variant of 死勁|死劲[sǐ jìn]
死板板 死心眼儿 sǐxīnyǎnr, [死心眼兒], stubborn/obstinate/having a one-track mind
死顽固 sǐwángù, [死頑固], very stubborn/very stubborn person/die-hard
死记硬背 sǐjìyìngbèi, [死記硬背], to learn by rote/to mechanically memorize
僵死 生死观
鬼 ⇒
鬼 guǐ, ghost/demon/terrible/damnable/clever/sly/crafty/(suffix for sb with a certain vi...
见鬼 jiànguǐ, [見鬼], curse it!/to hell with it!
吸血鬼 xīxuèguǐ, leech/bloodsucking vermin/vampire (translated European notion)/fig. cruel exploi...
魔鬼 móguǐ, devil
鬼魂 guǐhún, ghost
胆小鬼 dǎnxiǎoguǐ, [膽小鬼], coward
小鬼 xiǎoguǐ, little demon (term of endearment for a child)/mischievous child/imp
酒鬼 jiǔguǐ, drunkard
鬼混 guǐhùn, to hang around/to fool around/to live aimlessly
鬼话 guǐhuà, [鬼話], lie/false words/nonsense/CL:篇[piān]
鬼鬼祟祟 guǐguǐsuìsuì, sneaky/secretive/furtive
闹鬼 nàoguǐ, [鬧鬼], haunted
醉鬼 zuìguǐ, drunkard
有鬼 色鬼 sèguǐ, lecher/pervert
搞鬼 gǎoguǐ, to make mischief/to play tricks
鬼子 guǐzi, devils/refers to 日本鬼子, wartime term insult for Japanese
鬼脸 guǐliǎn, [鬼臉], wry face/to grimace/to pull a face/comic face/face mask/devil mask
懒鬼 lǎnguǐ, [懶鬼], lazybones/idle bum
恶鬼 èguǐ, [惡鬼], evil spirit/devil
机灵鬼 jīlíngguǐ, [機靈鬼], (jocularly) clever and quick-witted person
鬼怪 guǐguài, hobgoblin/bogey/phantom
死鬼 sǐguǐ, devil/You devil! (as joke or insult)/the departed
淘气鬼 小气鬼 xiǎoqìguǐ, [小氣鬼], miser/penny-pincher
鬼火 guǐhuǒ, will-o'-the-wisp/jack-o'-lantern
鬼门关 guǐménguān, [鬼門關], the gates of hell
替死鬼 tìsǐguǐ, scapegoat/fall guy
烟鬼 yānguǐ, [煙鬼], heavy smoker/chain smoker
吝啬鬼 lìnsèguǐ, [吝嗇鬼], miser/penny-pincher
捣鬼 dǎoguǐ, [搗鬼], to play tricks/to cause mischief
神出鬼没 shénchūguǐmò, [神出鬼沒], lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom)/fig....
小鬼头 穷鬼 鬼主意 鬼影 鬼魅 guǐmèi, demon/monster
鬼把戏 guǐbǎxì, [鬼把戲], sinister plot/dirty trick/cheap trick
鬼祟 鬼迷心窍 guǐmíxīnqiào, [鬼迷心竅], to be obsessed/to be possessed
做鬼 zuòguǐ, to play tricks/to cheat/to get up to mischief/to become a ghost/to give up the g...
赌鬼 dǔguǐ, [賭鬼], gambling addict
冒失鬼 màoshiguǐ, reckless person/hothead
洋鬼子 yángguǐzi, foreign devil/term of abuse for Westerners
妖魔鬼怪 yāomóguǐguài, demons and ghosts/ghouls and bogies
鬼神 guǐshén, supernatural beings
鬼胎 guǐtāi, sinister design/ulterior motive
鬼点子 调皮鬼 装神弄鬼 zhuāngshénnòngguǐ, [裝神弄鬼], lit. dress up as God, play the devil (idiom); fig. to mystify/to deceive people/...
鬼才信 guǐcáixìn, who would believe it!/what rubbish!
鬼节 鬼斧神工 guǐfǔshéngōng, supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods/uncanny workmanship/supe...
扮鬼脸 惊天地泣鬼神 厉鬼 lìguǐ, [厲鬼], malicious spirit/devil
老鬼 鬼灵 鬼魔 guǐmó, Devil (in Jewish and Christian mythology)
鬼画符 guǐhuàfú, [鬼畫符], undecipherable handwriting/scribblings/(fig.) hypocritical talk
鬼御 鬼童 鬼镇 鬼使神差 guǐshǐshénchāi, demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural...
鬼才会 孤鬼 牛鬼蛇神 niúguǐshéshén, evil monsters/(fig.) bad characters/(political) bad elements
鬼崇崇 鬼忠 鬼城 鬼才 鬼真 鬼蜮 guǐyù, treacherous person/evil spirit
鬼灵精 鬼灵兵 黑鬼之友 鬼语器 鬼东西 鬼鬼崇崇 鬼笑 鬼灵军 鬼伏身 作鬼