社死

shèsǐ

verb

Meanings

1 to die of embarrassment (in public)
2 social death

Characters

society / social

Examples

HSK 3

发错群让他社死了一整天。

Fā cuò qún ràng tā shèsǐ le yìzhěngtiān.

Sending a message to the wrong group chat made him want to die of embarrassment all day.

HSK 3

这种社死现场看一次笑一次。

Zhèzhǒng shèsǐ xiànchǎng kàn yí cì xiào yí cì.

These cringe-fail moments are funny every time you watch them.

HSK 7-9

当众摔倒的那一刻，我直接社死了。

Dāngzhòng shuāidǎo de nà yíkè, wǒ zhíjiē shèsǐ le.

The moment I fell in public, I died of embarrassment.

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Internet slang, mainstream from 2020. Shortened from 社会性死亡 ('social death'). Casual only - used lightheartedly for cringe/embarrassment, never for actual death.

Stroke Order

社 shè

死 sǐ