死尸

死屍

sǐshī

noun #8,068

Measure Word

一具死尸 jù

Meanings

1 corpse; dead body

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

警察在河边发现了一具死尸。

Jǐngchá zài hébiān fāxiàn le yī jù sǐshī.

The police found a corpse by the river.

HSK 7-9

死尸已经开始腐烂了。

Sǐshī yǐjīng kāishǐ fǔlàn le.

The corpse had already started to decompose.

Tips

usage

死尸 is more blunt and graphic than the neutral term 尸体 (corpse/body). In formal or medical contexts, 尸体 is preferred. 死尸 emphasizes the 'dead' aspect and appears more in fiction and colloquial speech.

Stroke Order

死 sǐ

尸 shī