摔死

shuāisǐ

verb

Meanings

1 to fall to one's death
2 to kill by throwing/dropping

Characters

to fall; to throw down

Examples

HSK 3

别爬那么高，小心摔死！

Bié pá nàme gāo, xiǎoxin shuāisǐ!

Don't climb so high, you could fall and kill yourself!

HSK 7-9

他从悬崖上掉下来，当场摔死。

Tā cóng xuányá shàng diào xiàlái, dāngchǎng shuāisǐ.

He fell off the cliff and was killed instantly.

Tips

grammar

Resultative verb: 摔 (shuāi, to fall/throw down) + 死 (sǐ, dead) = the fall results in death. The 死 is the outcome, not a separate action.

Stroke Order

摔 shuāi

死 sǐ