下 ⇒
下 xià, down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of two parts)/to declin...
一下 yīxià, (used after a verb) give it a go/to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)/one time...
下来 xiàlai, [下來], to come down/(completed action marker)/(after verb of motion, indicates motion d...
下去 xiàqù, to go down/to descend/to go on/to continue/(of a servant) to withdraw
留下 liúxià, to leave behind/to stay behind/to remain/to keep/not to let (sb) go
下面 xiàmiàn, [下麵], below/under/next/the following/also pr. [xià mian], to boil noodles
放下 fàngxià, to lay down/to put down/to let go of/to relinquish/to set aside/to lower (the bl...
剩下 shèngxià, to remain/left over
下午 xiàwǔ, afternoon/CL:個|个[gè]/p.m.
坐下 zuòxia, to sit down
停下 tíngxià, to stop
下次 xiàcì, next time
留下来 趴下 陛下 bìxià, Your Majesty/His or Her Majesty
阁下 géxià, [閣下], your distinguished self/your majesty/sire
接下来 jiēxiàlái, [接下來], to accept/to take/next/following
地下 dìxià, underground/subterranean/covert
底下 dǐxia, the location below sth/afterwards
地下室 dìxiàshì, basement/cellar
楼下 lóuxià, [樓下], downstairs
下班 xiàbān, to finish work/to get off work
殿下 diànxià, Your Majesty (honorific)/His or Her Highness
手下 shǒuxià, under one's control or administration/subordinates/(money etc) on hand/sb's fina...
以下 yǐxià, that level or lower/that amount or less/the following
下手 xiàshǒu, to start/to put one's hand to/to set about/the seat to the right of the main gue...
之下 zhīxià, under/beneath/less than
私下 sīxià, in private
下降 xiàjiàng, to decline/to drop/to fall/to go down/to decrease
倒下 dǎoxià, to collapse/to topple over
下载 xiàzǎi, [下載], to download/also pr. [xià zài]
下巴 xiàba, chin/CL:個|个[gè]
一下子 yīxiàzi, in a short while/all at once/all of a sudden
跪下 guìxia, to kneel down
下落 xiàluò, whereabouts/to drop/to fall
扔下 rēngxià, to throw down/to drop (bomb)
拿下 náxià, to arrest/to capture/to seize/to win (a set, a game etc)
乡下 xiāngxia, [鄉下], countryside/rural area/CL:個|个[gè]
天下 tiānxià, land under heaven/the whole world/the whole of China/realm/rule
下场 xiàchǎng/xiàchang, [下場], to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc)/to take part in some a...
下令 xiàlìng, to give an order/to command
下水道 xiàshuǐdào, sewer
脚下 jiǎoxià, [腳下], under the foot
下车 xiàchē, [下車], to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
下雨 xiàyǔ, to rain
上下 shàngxià, up and down/top and bottom/old and new/length/about
眼下 yǎnxià, now/at present/subocular (medicine)
下士 xiàshì, lowest-ranked noncommissioned officer (e.g. corporal in the army or petty office...
下毒 xiàdú, to put poison in sth/to poison
定下 名下 míngxià, under sb's name
下雪 xiàxuě, to snow
水下 shuǐxià, under the water/submarine
下星期 xiàxīngqī, next week
下流 xiàliú, lower course of a river/low-class/mean and lowly/vulgar/obscene
下集 如下 rúxià, as follows
余下 yúxià, [餘下], remaining
下属 xiàshǔ, [下屬], subordinate/underling
下达 xiàdá, [下達], to transmit down (a chain of command)/to pass down (to lower level)/to issue/to ...
下定决心 xiàdìngjuéxīn, [下定決心], to make a firm resolution
低下 dīxià, low status/lowly/to lower (one's head)
下课 xiàkè, [下課], to finish class/to get out of class
部下 bùxià, troops under one's command/subordinate
下台 xiàtái, [下臺], to go off the stage/to fall from position of prestige/to step down (from office ...
下水 xiàshuǐ/xiàshui, downstream/to go into the water/to put into water/to launch (a ship)/fig. to fal...
下方 xiàfāng, underneath/below/the underside/world of mortals/to descend to the world of morta...
打下 dǎxià, to lay (a foundation)/to conquer (a city etc)/to shoot down (a bird etc)
下滑 xiàhuá, sliding/slide
下药 xiàyào, [下藥], to prescribe medicine/to poison/to slip a drug (into sb's drink etc)
下棋 xiàqí, to play chess
卸下 xièxià, to unload
下任 xiàrèn, next office holder/next to serve
下葬 xiàzàng, to bury/to inter
下一代 xiàyīdài, the next generation
撕下 下贱 xiàjiàn, [下賤], humble/lowly/depraved/contemptible
当下 dāngxià, [當下], immediately/at once/at that moment/at the moment
台下 táixià, off the stage/in the audience
下船 乡下人 xiāngxiàrén, [鄉下人], country folk/rustic/rural folk
下颚 xiàè, [下顎], mandible (lower jaw)
下沉 xiàchén, to sink down
两下子 liǎngxiàzi, [兩下子], a couple of times/to repeat the same/the same old trick/tricks of the trade
撇下 piēxia, to cast away
下结论 下辈子 xiàbèizi, [下輩子], the next life
下垂 xiàchuí, to droop/to sag/to hang down/sagging/drooping/prolapse (medicine)
下身 xiàshēn, lower part of the body/genitalia/trousers
下落不明 xiàluòbùmíng, unaccounted/unknown whereabouts
下不为例 xiàbùwéilì, [下不為例], not to be repeated/not to be taken as a precedent/just this once
下决心 xiàjuéxīn, [下決心], to determine/to resolve
零下 língxià, below zero
下回 xiàhuí, next chapter/next time
咽下 yànxià, [嚥下], to swallow/to suppress
下一场 山下 Shānxià, Yamashita (Japanese surname)
桥下 犯下 租下 下边 xiàbian, [下邊], under/the underside/below
下厨 xiàchú, [下廚], to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal)/to cook
下层 xiàcéng, [下層], underlayer/lower class/lower strata/substrate
下跪 xiàguì, to kneel/to go down on one's knees
下礼拜 下体 xiàtǐ, [下體], lower body/euphemism for genitals/root and stem of plants
高下 gāoxià, relative superiority (better or worse, stronger or weaker, above or below etc)
下雨天 下马 xiàmǎ, [下馬], to dismount from a horse/(fig.) to abandon (a project)
下跌 xiàdiē, to fall/to tumble
落下 luòxià, to fall/to drop/to land (of projectile)
创下 chuàngxià, [創下], to establish/to set (a new record)
下游 xiàyóu, lower reaches (of a river)/lower level/lower echelon/downstream
时下 shíxià, [時下], at present/right now
属下 shǔxià, [屬下], subordinate/affiliated to/subsidiary
拉下水 先下手为强 xiānxiàshǒuwéiqiáng, [先下手為強], strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the firs...
下意识 xiàyìshí, [下意識], subconscious mind
下山 xiàshān, (of the sun) to set
上上下下 相比之下 xiāngbǐzhīxià, by comparison
一下下 下岗 xiàgǎng, [下崗], to come off sentry duty/to lay off (a worker)/laid-off
每况愈下 měikuàngyùxià, [每況愈下], to steadily deteriorate
落井下石 luòjǐngxiàshí, to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
身下 下海 xiàhǎi, to go out to sea/to enter the sea (to swim etc)/(fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. ...
不相上下 bùxiāngshàngxià, equally matched/about the same
流下 地下水 dìxiàshuǐ, groundwater
下级 xiàjí, [下級], low ranking/low level/underclass/subordinate
下坡 xiàpō, downhill
下凡 xiàfán, to descend to the world (of immortals)
腋下 yèxià, underarm/armpit
下蛋 xiàdàn, to lay eggs
天底下 tiāndǐxia, in this world/under the sun
下等 下坠 记下 走下坡路 zǒuxiàpōlù, to go downhill/to decline/to slump
下风 xiàfēng, [下風], leeward/downwind/disadvantageous position/to concede or give way in an argument
下肢 xiàzhī, lower limbs
上下班 shàngxiàbān, to start and finish work
下颌 xiàhé, [下頜], lower jaw/mandible
急转直下 jízhuǎnzhíxià, [急轉直下], to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
不在话下 bùzàihuàxià, [不在話下], to be nothing difficult/to be a cinch
下期 下位 下功夫 xiàgōngfu, see 下工夫[xià gōng fu]
笔下 bǐxià, [筆下], the wording and purport of what one writes
一声令下 麾下 huīxià, troops/subordinates/(honorific appellation for a general)
下放 xiàfàng, to delegate/to decentralize/to demote a party cadre to work on the shop floor or...
下毒手 xiàdúshǒu, to attack murderously/to strike treacherously
膝下 xīxià, at the knee (in reference to children)/(salutation used in letters to parents or...
下列 xiàliè, following
居高临下 jūgāolínxià, [居高臨下], to live high and look down (idiom)/to overlook/to tower above/to occupy the high...
打下手 dǎxiàshǒu, to act in a supporting role/fig. to play second fiddle
下月 xiàyuè, next month
下发 xiàfā, [下發], to issue (a memorandum etc) to lower levels/to distribute (e.g. disaster relief ...
下部 门下 写下 xiěxià, [寫下], to write down
下文 下机 下地 xiàdì, to go down to the fields/to get up from bed/to leave one's sickbed/to be born
下届 xiàjiè, [下屆], next office holder/next to serve
篮下 手底下 下行 xiàxíng, (of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital)/(of river boats) to travel downstr...
下议院 xiàyìyuàn, [下議院], lower chamber (of legislative body)/lower house/the House of Commons
在下 zàixià, under/myself (humble)
下马威 xiàmǎwēi, [下馬威], display of severity immediately on taking office/(fig.) initial show of strength
山脚下 下丘脑 xiàqiūnǎo, [下丘腦], hypothalamus (anatomy)
下铺 一怒之下 上下文 shàngxiàwén, (textual) context
双管齐下 shuāngguǎnqíxià, [雙管齊下], lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom); fig. to work on two tasks at the same...
四下 sìxià, everywhere
拉下马 下人 下不来 xiàbùlái, [下不來], awkward/embarrassed/cannot be accomplished
下摆 xiàbǎi, [下擺], hem of a skirt/shirt tail
下头 骑虎难下 qíhǔnánxià, [騎虎難下], if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfw...
手下人 天下第一 tiānxiàdìyī, first under heaven/number one in the country
下策 下流话 无从下手 wúcóngxiàshǒu, [無從下手], not know where to start
下线 xiàxiàn, [下線], to go offline
下榻 xiàtà, to stay (at a hotel etc during a trip)
对症下药 duìzhèngxiàyào, [對症下藥], lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a pro...
收下 shōuxià, to accept/to receive
下同 xiàtóng, similarly hereinafter
下划线 xiàhuàxiàn, [下劃線], underscore _/underline
天下太平 tiānxiàtàipíng, the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
撂下 举国上下 jǔguóshàngxià, [舉國上下], the entire nation/the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file
顺流而下 下酒 xiàjiǔ, to be appropriate to have with alcohol/to down one's drink
下脚 场下 花前月下 huāqiányuèxià, see 月下花前[yuè xià huā qián]
夕阳西下 xīyángxīxià, [夕陽西下], the sun sets in the west (idiom)
一气之下 yīqìzhīxià, [一氣之下], in a fit of pique/in a fury
世风日下 shìfēngrìxià, [世風日下], public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
下城区 Xiàchéngqū, [下城區], Xiacheng district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Háng zhōu shì], Zhejiang
松下 Sōngxià, Matsushita (name)/Panasonic (brand), abbr. for 松下電器|松下电器[Sōng xià Diàn qì]
阶下囚 中下 下作 xiàzuo, contemptible/disgusting
下腹 下装 xiàzhuāng, [下裝], to take off costume and makeup/bottom garment (trousers etc)
赶下台 下半年 xiàbànnián, second half of the year
上下车 立下 lìxià, to set up/to establish
结下 始于足下 地下隧道 催人泪下 下工夫 xiàgōngfu, to put in time and energy/to concentrate one's efforts
皮下组织 卑下 bēixià, base/low
下笔 xiàbǐ, [下筆], to put pen to paper
下旬 xiàxún, last third of the month
下调 xiàdiào/xiàtiáo, [下調], to demote/to pass down to a lower unit, to adjust downwards/to lower (prices, wa...
普天之下 坂下 地下党 自上而下 zìshàngérxià, top-down
潸然泪下 shānránlèixià, [潸然淚下], to shed silent tears (idiom)
下家 xiàjiā, player whose turn comes next (in a game)/next one/my humble home
下坡路 xiàpōlù, downhill road/(fig.) downhill path
低三下四 dīsānxiàsì, servile
这一下 下移 下泻 下关 Xiàguān, [下關], Xiaguan district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
下陷 xiàxiàn, to subside/subsidence
一统天下 上下学 下半时 上梁不正下梁歪 shàngliángbùzhèngxiàliángwāi, lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); ...
汗如雨下 hànrúyǔxià, sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely/sweating like a pig
丹下 千里之行始于足下 减下 上下级 下派 下里巴人 xiàlǐbārén, folk songs of the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chǔ guó]/popular art forms (cf. 陽春白雪|阳春白雪[y...
打天下 dǎtiānxià, to seize power/to conquer the world/to establish and expand a business/to carve ...
南下 nánxià, to go down south
名扬天下 江河日下 jiānghérìxià, rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse/deteriorating day b...
下苦功 下操 下挫 xiàcuò, (of sales, prices etc) to fall/to drop/decline/slump
下工 xiàgōng, to knock off (at the end of a day's work)/to finish work
下乡 xiàxiāng, [下鄉], to go to the countryside
足下 zúxià, you (used to a superior or between persons of the same generation)/below the foo...
泪如雨下 lèirúyǔxià, [淚如雨下], tears falling like rain (idiom)
目下 mùxià, at present
舍下 shěxià/shèxià, [捨下], to abandon/to lay down, my humble home
下半夜 声泪俱下 shēnglèijùxià, [聲淚俱下], to shed tears while recounting sth/speaking in a tearful voice
下限 兵临城下 bīnglínchéngxià, [兵臨城下], soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
地下铁道 相持不下 xiāngchíbùxià, at a stalemate/deadlocked/in unrelenting mutual opposition
下压力 自下而上 zìxiàérshàng, bottom-up
扬名天下 下疳 下狱 xiàyù, [下獄], to imprison
飞流直下三千尺 下浮 xiàfú, downward fluctuation (of prices etc)
下品 下卷 下帖 相形之下 下世 xiàshì, to die/future incarnation/next life/to be born/to come into the world/future gen...
不下于 bùxiàyú, as many as/no less than/not inferior to/as good as/on a par with
先天下之忧而忧 下野 xiàyě, to step down from office/to go into opposition
下饭 下首 九泉之下 下学 名满天下 míngmǎntiānxià, [名滿天下], world famous
眼底下 yǎndǐxia, in front of one's eyes/in full view as a panorama/right now
木下惠介 上下一心 下半旗 下萨克森州 冒天下之大不韪 màotiānxiàzhīdàbùwěi, [冒天下之大不韙], see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mào dà bù wěi]
下篇 下情 xiàqíng, feelings of the masses/my situation (humble speech)
欺上瞒下 下泄 下年 竹下 下狠心 形而下 年下 niánxià, lunar new year
下一辈 由上至下 居高不下 jūgāobùxià, (of prices, rates etc) to remain high
偏下 上下半场 下巴颏 xiàbakē, [下巴頦], chin
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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