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死刑 (sǐ xíng) — “Death penalty, capital punishment” in Chinese

死刑 (sǐ xíng) means “death penalty, capital punishment” in Chinese. See the pinyin, native audio pronunciation, and what each character means.

Usage

death penalty

capital punishment

The characters in 死刑

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
死
sǐ6to die
刑
xíng6punishment for a crime

More words starting with 死

  • sǐ死bù不huí回tóu头de地stubbornly, unyieldingly
  • sǐ死bù不sǐ死huó活bù不huó活de的neither dead nor alive, half-dead
  • sí死qí乞bǎi百lài赖de地shamelessly, persistently
  • sǐ死le了died, dead
  • sǐ死wáng亡death, to die
  • sǐ死wáng亡xiàn线shàng上On the verge of death, Death's door
  • sǐ死chǎn产stillbirth
  • sí死dǎng党best friend, best buddy
  • sǐ死mài卖lì力qi气Work extremely hard, Toil away
  • sǐ死qù去to die, to pass away
  • sǐ死qù去de的dead, deceased
  • sí死kě可wú无hèn恨Die without regret, No regrets in death

Frequently asked questions

What does 死刑 mean in Chinese?
死刑 (sǐ xíng) means “death penalty, capital punishment”.
How do you pronounce 死刑?
死刑 is pronounced sǐ xíng in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “death penalty” in Chinese?
“death penalty” is 死刑 (sǐ xíng) in Chinese.
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