致
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The word "致死" is formed by combining the character "致", which means to cause or bring about, with the character "死", meaning death. The combination creates a verb-object structure where "致" acts as the causative action and "死" as the result, directly yielding the meaning "to cause death" or "lethal".

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过量饮酒可能致死。

Guòliàng yǐnjiǔ kěnéng zhìsǐ.

Overdrinking may cause death.

这种疾病的致死率很高。

Zhè zhǒng jíbìng de zhìsǐ lǜ hěn gāo.

The fatality rate of this disease is very high.

医生警告说，误服这种药物会致死。

Yīshēng jǐnggào shuō, wù fú zhè zhǒng yàowù huì zhìsǐ.

The doctor warned that taking this medicine by mistake can be lethal.

在高温环境下长时间工作，如果没有适当防护，可能导致中暑致死。

Zài gāowēn huánjìng xià cháng shíjiān gōngzuò, rúguǒ méiyǒu shìdàng fánghù, kěnéng dǎozhì zhòngshǔ zhìsǐ.

Working for long hours in a high-temperature environment without proper protection may lead to heatstroke and death.

研究表明，该新型病毒的致死机制与细胞凋亡有关。

Yánjiū biǎomíng, gāi xīnxíng bìngdú de zhìsǐ jīzhì yǔ xìbāo diāowáng yǒuguān.

Research shows that the lethal mechanism of this new virus is related to cell apoptosis.

Word Definition - 致死

zhì sǐ to cause death; to be lethal; to be deadly

Individual Character Details

致 zhì, zhì
死 sǐ