We must learn to live together as brothers, or we will perish together as fools.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
同归于尽
to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes
02
to take sb down with oneself
03
to end in mutual destruction
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 同归于尽 actually appears in real sentences.
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No published English translation for this sentence.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 同归于尽.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 同归于尽.
Directly before
- 一样同归于尽1
- 寻求同归于尽1
Directly after
- 同归于尽的1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 同归于尽
What does 同归于尽 mean in Chinese?
同归于尽 (tóngguīyújìn) means to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes.
How do you pronounce 同归于尽?
同归于尽 is pronounced tóngguīyújìn.
Is 同归于尽 an HSK word?
同归于尽 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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