找死
zhǎo sǐ
Pinyin
Definition
找死
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- to court death
- taking risks
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
不到黄河心不死
- 1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
- 2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
- 3 to keep going while some hope is left
不是鱼死就是网破
- 1 lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
- 2 fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
- 3 it's either him or me
不知死活
- 1 to act recklessly (idiom)
不要在一棵树上吊死
- 1 don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
- 2 there's more than one way to skin a cat
九死一生
- 1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
- 2 new lease of life
Sample Sentences
嗯,台风天气,出去就是找死。
Yeah, you're really asking for trouble if you go out during a typhoon.
所以咧?快跑,话多!找死啊!
And? Run, chatterbox! Or you want to die!
你开那么快找死啊!
Driving so fast - are you trying to kill yourself?