死心

sǐxīn

verb HSK 7-9 #12,942

Meanings

1 to give up
2 to abandon hope
3 to drop the idea

Characters

Literally 'dead heart' — one's heart gives up hope

Examples

你还是死心吧，她不会同意的。

Nǐ háishì sǐxīn ba, tā bùhuì tóngyì de.

You'd better give up — she won't agree.

他一直不死心，还想再试一次。

Tā yīzhí bù sǐxīn, hái xiǎng zài shì yī cì.

He still hasn't given up and wants to try one more time.

Tips

usage

不死心 (won't give up) is used more often than 死心 (give up). 死心 is direct and blunt — often used when telling someone to stop pursuing something hopeless.

Stroke Order

死 sǐ

心 xīn