死尸

死屍

sǐshī

noun #8,068

Measure Word

一具死尸 jù

Meanings

1 corpse; dead body

Characters

Examples

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.

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 (shītǐ, 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