Here’s the wrap-up from this week of tweets on some ways to use the Chinese phrase: <adjective or verb> + 死了 (sǐ le), literally ‘something’ to death. It’s used just like the English ‘scared to death!’
Anger Management: 气死了 (qì sǐ le) – when you’re road raging mad
Dead Tired: 累死了(lèi sǐ le) – when you’re so tired you could croak
Sleepyhead: 困死了(kūn sǐ le) – when it’s time for some z’s
&@#($(%#: 烦死了(fán sǐ le) – when you’re driven crazy
On Top of the World 开心死了(kāixīn sǐ le) – when you’re full of glee
Down in the Dumps难过死了(nánguò sǐ le) – when you’re out of sorts
I hate that! 讨厌死了(tǎoyàn sǐ le) – when you hate their guts
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