死死

sǐsǐ

adverb #24,563

Meanings

1 firmly
2 tightly
3 rigidly
4 tenaciously
5 with an iron grip

Characters

dead / extremely / to the utmost (intensifier)

Examples

HSK 7-9

他死死抓住绳子，不肯放手。

Tā sǐsǐ zhuāzhù shéngzi, bùkěn fàngshǒu.

He held the rope with an iron grip and refused to let go.

HSK 7-9

她死死盯着那封信，一句话也说不出来。

Tā sǐsǐ dīng zhe nà fēng xìn, yījùhuà yě shuō bù chūlái.

She stared fixedly at the letter and couldn't say a word.

Tips

memory

死死 is a reduplicated intensifier from 死 (dead/extremely). Think: holding on so hard that even death wouldn't make you let go.

Stroke Order

死 sǐ