同归于尽 meaning in English
to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes; to take sb down with oneself
Traditional 同歸於盡20 strokes
Meaning of 同归于尽
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
tóngguīyújìn
- to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes
- to take sb down with oneself
- to end in mutual destruction
同归于尽 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我们必须学会像兄弟一样共同生活，要么就像傻子一样同归于尽。
We must learn to live together as brothers, or we will perish together as fools.
Stroke order for each character
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同 tóng · like · 6 strokes
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归 guī · to return · 5 strokes
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于 yú · to go · 3 strokes
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尽 jìn · to use up · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 同归于尽.
| 同学 | tóngxué | to study at the same school; fellow student |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; distinct |
| 同样 | tóngyàng | same; equal; similar; similarly; also; too |
| 同时 | tóngshí | at the same time; simultaneously |
| 同事 | tóngshì | colleague; co-worker |
| 相同 | xiāngtóng | identical; same |
| 等于 | děngyú | to equal; to be tantamount to |
| 同意 | tóngyì | to agree; to consent |
| 终于 | zhōngyú | at last; in the end |
| 属于 | shǔyú | to belong to; to fall under (a category) |
| 由于 | yóuyú | due to; as a result of |
| 尽量 | jǐnliàng | as much as possible; to the greatest extent |
Questions about 同归于尽
What does 同归于尽 mean?
同归于尽 (tóngguīyújìn) means "to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes; to take sb down with oneself".
How do you write 同归于尽?
同归于尽 is made of 4 characters: 同 (6 strokes), 归 (5 strokes), 于 (3 strokes), 尽 (6 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
How is 同归于尽 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 同归于尽 is written 同歸於盡.