shū

common
formal

Meaning of 殊死

殊死 means desperate; life-and-death; fighting with one's life; beheading; decapitation (ancient capital punishment). Pronounced shū sǐ.

  • desperate; life-and-death; fighting with one's life
  • beheading; decapitation (ancient capital punishment)

Definitions & Examples

Zhàn
shì
men
rén
zhǎn
kāi
le
shū
de
dòu
 

The soldiers engaged in a desperate fight with the enemy.

Zhè
shì
chǎng
shū
de
dòu
zhēng
 
men
jiān
chí
dào
 

This is a life-and-death struggle; we must persist to the end.

Liǎng
guó
jūn
duì
zài
biān
jìng
zhǎn
kāi
le
shū
zhàn
 

The armies of the two countries engaged in a desperate battle at the border.