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死心

sǐ xīn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

死心 (sǐ xīn) means "to give up; to admit failure; to drop the matter". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 死心 means

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

The characters in 死心

• 死sǐto die; impassable; uncrossable
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention

Example sentences

• 你不要死心。
  Nǐ bù yàosǐ xīn.
  You must not give up hope.

Words starting with 死心

• 死心塌地sǐ xīn tā dìto be hell-bent on; dead set on sth; unswerving
• 死心眼儿sǐ xīn yǎn rstubborn; obstinate; having a one-track mind
• 死心踏地sǐ xīn tà dìsee 死心塌地

Words containing 死心

• 不死心bù sǐ xīnunwilling to give up; unresigned

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