死
心
塌
地

To be hell-bent on in Chinese: 死心塌地 (sǐ xīn tā dì)

sǐ xīn tā dì

to be hell-bent on

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be hell-bent on
  2. 2dead set on sth
  3. 3unswerving

Stroke order

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死
心
塌
地

Zhuyin

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ㄙˇ

sǐ

ㄙ/ sˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄊㄚ

tā

ㄊ/ tㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄉㄧˋ

dì

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 死心塌地 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他死心塌地爱着这个姑娘。

    tā sǐ xīn tā dì ài zhe zhè ge gū niáng。

    He is unswervingly in love with this girl.

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Related words

地

de

-ly

死

sǐ

to die

心

xīn

heart

塌

tā

to collapse

担心

dān xīn

anxious

地方

dì fāng

region

地铁

dì tiě

underground railway

地图

dì tú

map

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

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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