deadly situation; desperate straits; dead end
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a deadly situation; a hopeless predicament; a dead end from which survival is impossible
Commonly used in set phrases such as 置人于死地 or 置之死地而后快. Literally means 'ground of death' or 'deadly ground'.
Tā他
yī一
xīn心
xiǎng想
yào要
zhì置
duì对
shǒu手
yú于
sǐ死
dì地
。
He is determined to put his opponent in a deadly situation.
Tā他
duì对
dí敌
rén人
hèn恨
zhī之
rù入
gǔ骨
，
bì必
yù欲
zhì置
zhī之
sǐ死
dì地
ér而
hòu后
kuài快
。
He hates the enemy to the bone and won't be satisfied until they are dead.
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Zhè这
piàn片
zhǎo沼
zé泽
shì是
niǎo鸟
lèi类
de的
sǐ死
dì地
。
This swamp is a deadly place for birds.