要死
yào sǐ
Pinyin

Definition

要死
 - 
yào sǐ
  1. extremely
  2. awfully

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

死
sǐ
  1. 1 to die
  2. 2 impassable
  3. 3 uncrossable
  4. 4 inflexible
  5. 5 rigid
  6. 6 extremely
  7. 7 damned
要
yāo
  1. 1 to demand
  2. 2 to request
  3. 3 to coerce
主要
zhǔ yào
  1. 1 main
  2. 2 principal
  3. 3 major
  4. 4 primary
冻死
dòng sǐ
  1. 1 to freeze to death
  2. 2 to die off in winter
只要
zhǐ yào
  1. 1 if only
  2. 2 so long as
害死
hài sǐ
  1. 1 to kill
  2. 2 to cause death
  3. 3 to do sb to death
必要
bì yào
  1. 1 necessary
  2. 2 essential
  3. 3 indispensable
  4. 4 required
快要
kuài yào
  1. 1 almost
  2. 2 nearly
  3. 3 almost all
想要
xiǎng yào
  1. 1 to want to
  2. 2 to feel like
  3. 3 to fancy
  4. 4 to care for sb
  5. 5 desirous of
打死
dǎ sǐ
  1. 1 to kill
  2. 2 to beat to death
死亡
sǐ wáng
  1. 1 to die
  2. 2 death
死人
sǐ rén
  1. 1 dead person
  2. 2 (coll.) to die
  3. 3 (of a death) to happen
死刑
sǐ xíng
  1. 1 death penalty
死因
sǐ yīn
  1. 1 cause of death
气死
qì sǐ
  1. 1 to infuriate
  2. 2 to be furious
  3. 3 to die from an excess of anger
生死
shēng sǐ
  1. 1 life or death
要命
yào mìng
  1. 1 to cause sb's death
  2. 2 very
  3. 3 extremely
  4. 4 frightening
  5. 5 annoying
要是
yào shi
  1. 1 (coll.) if
要求
yāo qiú
  1. 1 to request
  2. 2 to require
  3. 3 requirement
  4. 4 to stake a claim
  5. 5 to ask
  6. 6 to demand
  7. 7 CL:點|点[diǎn]
要么
yào me
  1. 1 or
  2. 2 either one or the other

Idioms (20)

不到黄河心不死
bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ
  1. 1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
  3. 3 to keep going while some hope is left
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
  1. 1 lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
  3. 3 it's either him or me
不知死活
bù zhī sǐ huó
  1. 1 to act recklessly (idiom)
不要在一棵树上吊死
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ
  1. 1 don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
  2. 2 there's more than one way to skin a cat
九死一生
jiǔ sǐ yī shēng
  1. 1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
  2. 2 new lease of life
人为财死，鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
你死我活
nǐ sǐ wǒ huó
  1. 1 lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries
  2. 2 two parties cannot coexist
兔死狐悲
tù sǐ hú bēi
  1. 1 lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
兔死狗烹
tù sǐ gǒu pēng
  1. 1 lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
出生入死
chū shēng rù sǐ
  1. 1 from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
  2. 2 brave
  3. 3 willing to risk life and limb
刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
  1. 1 a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
切中要害
qiè zhòng yào hài
  1. 1 to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to hit where it hurts
  3. 3 fig. to hit home
  4. 4 an argument that hits the nail on the head
厚死薄生
hòu sǐ bó shēng
  1. 1 lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
  2. 2 fig. to live in the past (idiom)
又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r5 pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r5 bù chī cǎo
  1. 1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
  1. 1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
  2. 2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  3. 3 to study diligently
哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ
  1. 1 nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
  2. 2 no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
  3. 3 the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
  4. 4 nothing is more wretched than apathy
垂死挣扎
chuí sǐ zhēng zhá
  1. 1 deathbed struggle
  2. 2 final struggle (idiom)
天要落雨，娘要嫁人
tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén
  1. 1 the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the natural order of things
  3. 3 something you can't go against
好死不如赖活着
hǎo sǐ bù rú lài huó zhe
  1. 1 better a bad life than a good death (idiom)
宁死不屈
nìng sǐ bù qū
  1. 1 rather die than submit (idiom)

Sample Sentences

门口停了辆破车，脏得要死，我都不敢停在它旁边。
ménkǒu tíng le liàng pò chē ，zāng de yàosǐ ，wǒ dōu bù gǎn tíng zài tā pángbiān 。
There's a dreadfully dirty car parked at the entrance. I didn't dare to park next to it.
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我每天忙得要死，而他却一直在看电影，上网。
wǒ měitiān máng de yào sǐ ，ér tā què yīzhí zài kàn diànyǐng ，shàngwǎng 。
I'm so busy everyday, but he, on the other hand, continues to watch movies and surf the net.
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天天在家，无聊得要死。
tiāntiān zài jiā ，wúliáo de yàosǐ 。
I'm at home every day. I'm so bored I could die.
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质量差得要死，还这么贵？
zhìliàng chà de yàosǐ ，hái zhème guì ？
The quality is so crappy and it's this expensive?
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吃得太多了，撑得要死。
chī de tài duō le ，chēng de yàosǐ 。
I ate too much. I'm so stuffed I could die.
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电脑慢得要死，连网页都打不开。
diànnǎo màn de yàosǐ ，lián wǎngyè dōu dǎbukāi 。
The computer is so slow it's killing me. I can't even open a website.
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怕得要死
pà de yàosǐ
scared to death
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