Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 勒死
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned
死亡sǐwángto die; death
勾勒gōulèto draw the outline of; to outline; to sketch; to delineate contours of; to give a brief account of
救死扶伤jiùsǐ-fúshāngto help the dying and heal the injured
勒lēito strap tightly; to bind
生死shēngsǐlife or death