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die

die

Meaning of die

English

stop living

中文

失去生命,不再活着

die

Pronunciation

British English
/daɪ/
American English
/daɪ/

die with Chinese translation

die usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇨🇳Chinese

My little fish is about to die.

我的小鱼快要死了。

🇬🇧English→🇨🇳Chinese

If you don't water them, the flowers will die.

如果不浇水,花就会死。

die synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between die, pass away, perish, wilt, wither, and succumb

pass away
🇬🇧English

Polite way to say a person died.

often

ENHer grandfather passed away last spring.

P
🇬🇧English
perish

Formal: die, usually in a disaster.

B2rare word

ENMany seedlings perished in the unexpected frost.

Advanced: broader words

W
🇬🇧English
wilt

Of plants: droop, not yet dead.

A2often

ENThe roses wilted in the midday heat but recovered at night.

🇬🇧English

Of plants: dry up and shrivel.

B1often

ENThe leaves withered after weeks without water.

S
🇬🇧English
succumb

Formal: die from illness or injury.

B2rare word

ENMany trees succumbed to the blight last year.

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Questions about this word

What does die mean?

stop living

How do you pronounce die?

die is pronounced [daɪ].

How is die used in a sentence?

我的小鱼快要死了。 Translation: My little fish is about to die.

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