尸体 屍體 shī tǐ corpse / dead body syn 死者 sǐ zhě the dead / the deceased syn 具 jù tool / device / utensil / equipment / instrument / talent / ability / to possess / to have / to provide / to furnish / to state / classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies syn 沉默 chén mò taciturn / uncommunicative / silent syn 枪杀 槍殺 qiāng shā to shoot dead 寂寞 jì mò lonely / lonesome / (of a place) quiet / silent syn 死人 sǐ rén dead person / (coll.) to die / (of a death) to happen syn 遗体 遺體 yí tǐ remains (of a dead person) syn 再生 zài shēng to be reborn / to regenerate / to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person) / recycling / regeneration syn 死尸 死屍 sǐ shī corpse / dead body syn 肃静 肅靜 sù jìng solemnly silent syn 半死 bàn sǐ half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc) / (tired) to death / (terrified) out of one's wits / (beaten) to within an inch of one's life / (knock) the daylights out of sb syn 死胡同 sǐ hú tòng dead end / blind alley syn 起死回生 qǐ sǐ huí shēng to rise from the dead (idiom) / fig. an unexpected recovery syn 无声 無聲 wú shēng noiseless / noiselessly / silent syn 哑巴 啞巴 yǎ ba a mute / mute / silent syn 尸骨 屍骨 shī gǔ skeleton of the dead syn 击毙 擊斃 jī bì to kill / to shoot dead 枪毙 槍斃 qiāng bì to execute by firing squad / to shoot dead / fig. to discard / to get rid of syn 安葬 ān zàng to bury (the dead) syn 痛不欲生 tòng bù yù shēng to be so in pain as to not want to live / to be so grieved as to wish one were dead syn 死路 sǐ lù dead end / (fig.) the road to disaster syn 陪葬 péi zàng to be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects) syn 遗骸 遺骸 yí hái (dead) human remains syn 死伤 死傷 sǐ shāng casualties / dead and injured syn 缄默 緘默 jiān mò to keep silent syn 颅骨 顱骨 lú gǔ skull (of a dead body) syn 死气沉沉 死氣沉沉 sǐ qì chén chén dead atmosphere / lifeless / spiritless syn 落叶 落葉 luò yè dead leaves / to lose leaves (of plants) / deciduous 静音 靜音 jìng yīn quiet / silent / mute 尸首 屍首 shī shou corpse / carcass / dead body syn 沉默寡言 chén mò guǎ yán habitually silent (idiom) / reticent / uncommunicative syn 无言 無言 wú yán to remain silent / to have nothing to say 假死 jiǎ sǐ suspended animation / feigned death / to play dead syn 死角 sǐ jiǎo gap in coverage / gap in protection or defenses / neglected or overlooked area / dead end 风平浪静 風平浪靜 fēng píng làng jìng lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom) / tranquil environment / all is quiet / a dead calm (at sea) syn 末路 mò lù dead end / impasse / end of the road / final days syn 异物 異物 yì wù rarity / rare delicacy / foreign matter / alien body / the dead / ghost / monstrosity / alien life-form syn 静默 靜默 jìng mò silent / still / quiet / to mourn in silence / to observe silence / (neologism c. 2022) to stay at home during a pandemic syn 遗骨 遺骨 yí gǔ (dead) human remains syn 兵马俑 兵馬俑 bīng mǎ yǒng figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead / Terracotta Army (historic site) syn 尸身 shī shēn corpse / dead body syn 扫墓 掃墓 sǎo mù to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person) syn 不声不响 不聲不響 bù shēng bù xiǎng wordless and silent (idiom) / without speaking / taciturn syn 家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom) / ruined and orphaned / destitute and homeless syn 千古 qiān gǔ for all eternity / throughout all ages / eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead) syn 夜深人静 夜深人靜 yè shēn rén jìng in the dead of night (idiom) syn 静寂 靜寂 jìng jì quiet / silent syn 默然 mò rán silent / speechless syn 幽魂 yōu hún ghost / spirit (of the dead) syn 枯叶 枯葉 kū yè dead leaf / withered leaf 避重就轻 避重就輕 bì zhòng jiù qīng to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial / to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones syn 潸然泪下 潸然淚下 shān rán lèi xià to shed silent tears (idiom) syn 死海 sǐ hǎi the Dead Sea 白骨 bái gǔ bones of the dead syn 明日黄花 明日黃花 míng rì huáng huā lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom) / fig. outdated / thing of the past / dead letter syn 默祷 默禱 mò dǎo silent prayer / pray in silence 正当中 正當中 zhèng dāng zhōng dead center / the very middle syn 载重量 載重量 zài zhòng liàng dead weight / weight capacity of a vehicle 殉葬 xùn zàng (of servants etc) to be buried alive with the deceased / (of utensils etc) to be buried with the dead syn 陶俑 táo yǒng a pottery figurine buried with the dead 好事 hǎo shì good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") / charity / happy occasion / Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead syn 没了 沒了 méi le to be dead / not to be, or cease to exist 去死 qù sǐ go to hell! / drop dead! 靖国神社 靖國神社 jìng guó shén shè Yasukuni Shrine, Shinto shrine in Tokyo to Japanese war dead, controversial as burial ground of several Class A war criminals 不在了 bù zài le to be dead / to have passed away 射杀 射殺 shè shā to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow) 没电 沒電 méi diàn discharged / flat / dead (of batteries) 死心塌地 sǐ xīn tā dì to be hell-bent on / dead set on sth / unswerving syn 清明节 清明節 qīng míng jié Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April) 早死 zǎo sǐ to die while still relatively young / to have been dead (for some years) 不做声 不做聲 bù zuò shēng keep silent / not say a word syn 枯木 kū mù dead tree 深更半夜 shēn gēng bàn yè in the dead of night (idiom) syn 寂然 jì rán silent / quiet syn 纸钱 紙錢 zhǐ qián ritual money made of paper burnt for the Gods or the dead 逝者 shì zhě the dead / the deceased 酩酊大醉 mǐng dǐng dà zuì dead drunk / as drunk as a lord syn 默想 mò xiǎng silent contemplation / to meditate / to think in silence syn 春蚕 春蠶 chūn cán Silkworms in Spring (1933), Chinese silent movie in socialist realist style, based on novel by Mao Dun 茅盾[Mao2 Dun4] 烂醉 爛醉 làn zuì dead drunk / completely drunk 倒卧 倒臥 dǎo wò to lie down / to drop dead 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 倒毙 倒斃 dǎo bì to fall dead 默片 mò piàn silent movie syn 杳然 yǎo rán quiet, silent, and lonely / far and indistinct / gone without a trace 挂 掛 guà to hang / to suspend (from a hook etc) / to hang up (the phone) / (of a line) to be dead / to be worried / to be concerned / (dialect) to make a phone call / to register (at a hospital) / to make an appointment (with a doctor) / (slang) to kill / to die / to be finished / to fail (an exam) / classifier for sets or clusters of objects syn 默 mò silent / to write from memory syn 葬 zàng to bury (the dead) / to inter syn 故 gù happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead syn 挽 輓 wǎn variant of 挽[wan3] / to draw (a cart) / to lament the dead syn 殉 xùn to be buried with the dead / to die for a cause syn 寂 jì silent / solitary / Taiwan pr. [ji2] syn 貉 háo old term for northern peoples / silent syn 貉 mò old term for northern peoples / silent syn 殓 殮 liàn to prepare a dead body for coffin syn 俑 yǒng wooden figures buried with the dead syn 殇 殤 shāng to die in childhood / war dead syn 