Meaning of sǐ:
死
to die; damned
Tā de gǒu zuìjìn gānggāng qùshì, tā gǎndào hěn sǐ bēi.
他的狗最近刚刚去世，他感到很死悲。
His dog just passed away recently, and he feels very grief-stricken.
Zhè zhēn shì gè zāogāo de jìhuà, jiǎnzhí shì gè sǐ hútòng.
这真是个糟糕的计划，简直是个死胡同。
This is such a terrible plan; it's just a damned dead end.
impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
Zhè tiáo lù tài wēixiǎn, yǐjīng shì tiáo sǐ lù le.
这条路太危险，已经是条死路了。
This road is too dangerous; it has already become an impassable road.
Zhège wèntí zhēn shì gè bùzhébùkòu de sǐjú.
这个问题真是个不折不扣的死局。
This problem is truly an uncrossable stalemate.
Tā de sīwéi fēicháng sǐbǎn, bùnéng jiēshòu xīn xiǎngfǎ.
他的思维非常死板，不能接受新想法。
His thinking is very inflexible and cannot accept new ideas.
Tā de shǒuzhǐ jiāng de xiàng sǐ le yīyàng.
他的手指僵得像死了一样。
His fingers were stiff as if they were dead.
extremely
Zuótiān rè de wǒ kuài yào lèi sǐ le.
昨天热得我快要累死了。
Yesterday, it was so hot that I was extremely tired.
