| 死心塌地 |
sǐ xīn tā dì |
to be hell-bent on; dead set on sth; unswerving |
| 死 |
sǐ |
to die / impassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid / extremely / damned |
| 死心 |
sǐ xīn |
to give up / to admit failure / to drop the matter / to reconcile oneself to loss / to have no more illusions about |
| 心 |
xīn |
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:颗,个 |
| 塌 |
tā |
to collapse / to droop / to settle down |
| 地 |
de |
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 地 |
dì |
earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片 |