How to say “die” in Chinese
die; death
“Die” in Chinese is 死亡, sǐ wáng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
死亡 is read sǐ wáng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Hints at the reading of 忘 wàng, 忙 máng and 望 wàng.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “ 死亡”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “die” in Chinese?
“Die” in Chinese is 死亡, pinyin sǐwáng.
What does 死亡 mean?
死亡 (sǐwáng) means “die; death”.
How do you write 死亡?
死亡 is 2 characters: 死 (sǐ) — die; death; 亡 (wáng) — perish; lose. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 死亡?
死亡 is read sǐwáng. Tones: sǐ — third tone, wáng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“die” in the lesson “From birth to a long life”
This word is from the topic “Body and age” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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