死人 (sǐ rén) — dead person, corpse; (colloquial, derogatory) lazybones, dunce
Definition
Literally 'dead person,' but colloquially a harsh insult calling someone a useless dunce or lazybones. Very strong language — avoid in neutral or polite contexts.
noun
dead personcorpse(colloquial, derogatory) lazybonesdunce
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 死人。Chē huò xiàn chǎng yǒu yí gè sǐ rén.There was a dead person at the car accident scene.
- 死人，！Bié xiàng gè sǐ rén yí yàng, kuài diǎn zuò shì!Don't be like a lazybones, hurry up and work!
- 死人，。Tā zhēn shì gè sǐ rén, zhè me jiǎn dān de wèn tí dōu bú huì.He's such a dunce, he can't even solve such a simple problem.
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