死
心

To give up in Chinese: 死心 (sǐ xīn)

sǐ xīn

to give up

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to give up
  2. 2to admit failure
  3. 3to drop the matter
  4. 4to reconcile oneself to loss
  5. 5to have no more illusions about

Stroke order

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死
心

Zhuyin

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ㄙˇ

sǐ

ㄙ/ sˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 她拒绝了他，他还是不死心。

    tā jù jué le tā， tā hái shì bù sǐ xīn。

    She turned him down, but he still won't give up.

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Related words

死

sǐ

to die

心

xīn

heart

担心

dān xīn

anxious

放心

fàng xīn

to feel relieved

关心

guān xīn

to be concerned about

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

粗心

cū xīn

careless

耐心

nài xīn

to be patient

伤心

shāng xīn

to grieve

心情

xīn qíng

mood

信心

xìn xīn

confidence

爱心

ài xīn

compassion

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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