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死 vs 死亡 vs 逝世(近义词)
/ Sǐ yus sǐwáng yus shìshì /
Strokes
Definition
die;inflexible/die/die
Example
用法1
1)死,死亡 and 逝世 all mean"the end of life".逝世 is only applied to human beings,being more formal and reverential.死 can be applied to both human beings and animals.死亡 is very formal and is applied to human beings and things related to human beings.
2)From the examples above one can see 逝世 is more reverential,so it ought to be used in example where it would be improper to use 死.In example②it means 生and 死 in general,so 死 can be used.In example③死 ought to be used as here the subject is a dog.In examples④and⑤死亡 is used as the first is legal language and the second is a metaphor.Both are rather formal.
2)From the examples above one can see 逝世 is more reverential,so it ought to be used in example where it would be improper to use 死.In example②it means 生and 死 in general,so 死 can be used.In example③死 ought to be used as here the subject is a dog.In examples④and⑤死亡 is used as the first is legal language and the second is a metaphor.Both are rather formal.
1
Jīntiān
今天
shì
是
zhōngguó
中国
zhùmíng
著名
zuòjiā
作家
lǎoshě
老舍
xiānsheng
先生
shìshì
逝世
sìshí
四十
zhōunián
周年
jìniànrì
纪念日
。
Today is the 40th anniversary of he death of Lao She,a very famous writer in China.
2
Tángdài
唐代
wěidà
伟大
shīrén
诗人
dùfǔ
杜甫
shēngyú
生于
gōngyuán
公元
712
712
nián
年
,
sǐ
死
yú
于
gōngyuán
公元
770
770
nián
年
。
Du Fu,the poet of the Tang Dynasty.was born in 712 AD.and hed in 770 AD.
3
Wǒmen
我们
jiā
家
de
的
xiǎogǒu
小狗
sǐ
死
le
了
。
My lovely puppy died.
用法2
1)Meaning"rigid,stiff"
2)Meaning"no thoroughfare"
3)Indicating very high degree,the limit,used as the complen or adverbial:
2)Meaning"no thoroughfare"
3)Indicating very high degree,the limit,used as the complen or adverbial:
4
Zhè
这
tiáo
条
shuǐgōu
水沟
lǐ
里
de
的
shuǐ
水
shì
是
sǐshuǐ
死水
,
bù
不
gānjìng
干净
。
The water in the small ditch is not running,so it's very dirty.
5
Nǐ
你
zhège
这个
rén
人
kǎolǜ
考虑
wèntí
问题
zěnme
怎么
zhème
这么
sǐ
死
ā
啊
?
Yīdiǎnr
一点儿
línghuó
灵活
xìng
性
dōu
都
méiyǒu
没有
。
Why is you so inflexible? There's no flexibility in it.
6
Wǒmen
我们
xuéxiào
学校
de
的
xuésheng
学生
sùshè
宿舍
wǎnshang
晚上
10
10
diǎn
点
xīdēng
熄灯
,
zhè
这
shì
是
yī
一
tiáo
条
sǐ
死
guīju
规矩
,
bù
不
néng
能
gēnggǎi
更改
。
Turning off lights at 10 pm is a rigid rule,and nobody is permitted to break it.