毙

bì

to die · to shoot dead

Radical: 比 Strokes: 10

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Character Decomposition

毙=比+死

Etymology

death

Meanings

to die

to shoot dead

to reject

to fall forward

(suffix) to death

bì

to collapse

bì

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Words with 毙 46 total

to meet violent death · to get killed毙命bì mìng to die suddenly暴毙bào bì to kill · to shoot dead击毙jī bì to fall dead倒毙dǎo bì to execute by firing squad · to shoot dead · fig. to discard · to get rid of枪毙qiāng bì to die of hunger or disease (of a prisoner)瘐毙yǔ bì

Idioms with 毙 13 total Chain

persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)多行不义必自毙duō xíng bù yì bì zì bì lit. the dog and the rabbit both die (idiom) · fig. both sides perish; mutual destruction犬兔俱毙quān tù jǜ bì to wait helplessly for death (idiom) · to resign oneself to extinction束手待毙shù shǒu dài bì hands tied and expecting the worst束手就毙shù shǒu jiù bì make a law only to fall foul of it oneself · get into troubles through schemes established by oneself · caught by one's own laws or device · be hoist by (or with) one's own petard · build a fire under oneself作法自毙zuò fǎ zì bì