Be careful, Do you want to die? Every day I cross a street intersection with too much traffic and I see people crossing it in a risky fashion. Because of this, sometimes I feel tempted to ask them: Do

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Be careful, Do you want to die? Every day I cross a street intersection with too much traffic and I see people crossing it in a risky fashion. Because of this, sometimes I feel tempted to ask them: Do you wanna die? Of course, asking that would be too rude, but I have the question of how it should be asked, without any intention to do it. 你要不要死？ Nǐ yào bùyào sǐ?

Mar 13, 2012 4:51 AM

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你想死吗？你想一死了之吗？你不想活了吗？你想上西天吗？

March 13, 2012

If you ask你要不要死, then the person you asked might consider whether you are going to kill him/her.. I guess what you want to ask is are you afraid of dying crossing the road in such a risky way. So the conclusion is, to say 这样过马路非常危险，难道你们不害怕吗？ I should say you'd better avoide the character 死 here, as it would be quite rude if you say it.

March 13, 2012