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垂死

chuísǐ
adjective #12,943

Meanings

  1. 1 dying
  2. 2 on the verge of death
  3. 3 moribund

Characters

垂
chuí
hang down; droop; approaching
死
sǐ
die; death

Examples

垂死的伤员被紧急送往医院。
Chuísǐ de shāngyuán bèi jǐnjí sòngwǎng yīyuàn.
The dying wounded were rushed to the hospital.

Tips

usage
Often used in the idiom 垂死挣扎 (deathbed struggle; last-ditch effort), describing desperate final resistance.

Stroke Order

垂 chuí
死 sǐ

Related Words

垂死挣扎 chuísǐ-zhēngzhá #20,254
death throes / last-ditch struggle / desperate final resistance
垂死病中惊坐起 chuísǐ bìngzhōng jīng zuò qǐ
in the grip of mortal illness, startled, I bolt upright / (fig.) a shock violent enough to pull even a dying man out of bed / (lit.) on-the-brink-of-death within illness, startled sat-up
临死 línsǐ #9,912
to be on the verge of death; to be dying / at the point of death; deathbed
处死 chǔsǐ #7,595
to execute (a person) / to put to death / to sentence to death
生死 shēngsǐ HSK 7-9 #4,657
life and death / life-and-death
死神 sǐshén #5,345
Grim Reaper / Death (personified) / god of death
死 sǐ HSK 3 #103
to die; death / dead; deadly / extremely; to death (intensifier)
垂 chuí HSK 7-9 #8,793
to hang down; to droop / to approach; on the verge of
濒死 bīnsǐ #19,069
near death / on the verge of death / moribund
死因 sǐyīn #4,137
cause of death
垂死 chuísǐ
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