<p>What is the meaning of 死 in 死搬兵书上的理论?</p>
<p>死 means dead, a dead body, no motion anymore. In the Chinese language, there are many extended meanings from 死. For example, 死脑筋 (stubborn) and 死心眼 (inflexible).</p>
<p>死搬兵书上的理论 or 死搬书本 means to do it according to the textbook literally or word-by-word without understanding the principles of the theory.</p>
<p>It does not mean &quot;very&quot;, &quot;totally&quot;, and &quot;extremely&quot;. As for &quot;blindly&quot; (瞎，盲目地), it may be close to 死 but not the same.</p>
<p>他死搬书本 (He operates according to the textbook without considering the current situation).</p>
<p>他瞎搬书本 (He operates according to the wrong textbook which is not about the current problem).</p>

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"to blindly apply a rule" is an English idiom that means very much the same as your translation: "do it according to the textbook literally or word-by-word without understanding the principles of the theory."
The Photon
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"Stubbornly" is a good choice for translation in this example.
iBug
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你答案中最后部分的`他死搬书本`和`他瞎搬书本`都不是一句完整的话。
Tom
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PdotWang
<ul>
<li>死背 - to memorise something blindly, without missing / changing a word</li>
<li>死抄 - to copy something blindly, without missing / changing a word</li>
<li>死记 - to take note on something blindly,  without missing / changing a word</li>
<li>死磕, 死缠烂打 etc..</li>
</ul>
<p>so I think 死 can sometimes be treated as &quot;100% unchanged&quot;</p>
<p>FYI， Malaysian Chinese has some unique way to use this word:</p>
<ul>
<li>你别死站在那里，快过来帮忙啊！</li>
<li>无论你们怎么阻止我，我死都要去做！</li>
</ul>
<p>hope it helps</p>

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flyingPiz
<p>死 in this sentence mean is &quot;just, only&quot;, &quot;not clever&quot;</p>

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Guang
<p>呆板地，机械地，不加思考地，你想想一个死了的人，他有什么特征？不会思考，不思考。</p>

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showkey
<p>I think the <code>死</code> in this context is stand alone by itself, which means <code>inflexible</code> or <code>outdated</code>, and the <code>搬兵书</code> is one group, because <code>搬兵</code> means <code>to bring troops</code>, together with the <code>书</code> it will be <code>book about the art of war</code>.</p>
<p>And also if we look at the previous sentence <code>轻视秦军的他完全改变了廉颇的作战方案</code>, there is <code>轻视</code> = <code>to underrate</code>, which means <code>to underrate QinJun war scheme which modify LianPo's</code>, so <code>死搬兵书上的理论</code> would mean <code>outdated theory about art of war</code> or <code>inflexible theory about art of war</code>.</p>

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Arren 翼挺
<ul>
<li>活：flexible</li>
<li>死：not flexible</li>
</ul>
<p>In your context, you can translate it to <code>rigidly</code>.</p>

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PRO
<p>根据辩证唯物主义中的<code>辩证法</code>来思考会容易很多，<code>辩证法</code>里面有一个词叫做<code>对立与统一</code>，根据<code>对立</code>来考虑&quot;死搬兵书上的理论&quot;中的<code>死</code>与<code>活</code>相对应(或相对立)，当然也可以根据<code>矛盾法</code>来考虑，效果是一样的。</p>
<p>根据你问题中的描述：</p>
<blockquote>
<p>公元前260年，赵括带兵出战。一直盲目自信、轻视秦军的他完全改变了廉颇的作战方案，死搬兵书上的理论，主动进攻秦军，结果数十万赵军全部被杀，丢掉了宝贵的生命。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>这里面关于<code>死</code>在两处提到了，分别是<code>作战指挥</code>(<strong>死</strong>搬兵书上的理论)和<code>战场</code>(结果数十万赵军全部被<strong>杀</strong>，解释：赵军被杀，也就是赵军士兵死亡了)。</p>
<p>在<code>作战指挥</code>中，死搬兵书上的理论，这里的<code>死</code>可以理解为<code>死板</code>，即不懂得变通(暗指具有教条主义)，与<code>灵活</code>相对应(或相对立)，比如说：</p>
<blockquote>
<p>他死搬兵书上的理论，完全不考虑实际情况，不懂得变通，结果打了败仗。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>对应的是</p>
<blockquote>
<p>他灵活运用兵书上的理论，考虑了实际情况，懂得变通，打了胜仗。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>在<code>战场</code>上，<code>死</code>可以延申出<code>死亡</code>的意思，与<code>活着</code>相对应(或相对立)，比如说：</p>
<blockquote>
<p>士兵在战场上死亡了。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>对应的是</p>
<blockquote>
<p>士兵在战场上还活着。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>在战场上，<code>死亡</code>(任何活的生物失去生命都可以用)和<code>阵亡</code>(特指战场上失去生命的人，带有尊敬，佩服的含义)是一个意思，都表示<code>死</code>这个意思。</p>

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<p>I think &quot;inflexibly&quot; is a better choice than blindly.</p>
<p><strong>死搬</strong>兵书上的理论 - <strong>Inflexibly apply(transport)</strong> the theory in the book on the art of war.</p>
<p>The opposite word is &quot;<strong>活用</strong>&quot; - apply (knowledge) flexibly.</p>

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<p>公元前260年，赵括带兵出战。一直盲目自信、轻视秦军的他完全改变了廉颇的作战方案，死搬兵书上的理论，主动进攻秦军，结果数十万赵军全部被杀，丢掉了宝贵的生命。</p>
<p>This is from the Standard Course Book of HSK5, chapter 15.</p>
<p>What is the meaning of 死?</p>
<p>Baidu and Google literally translate this character (in this paragraph) as blindly, while me as searching some dictionaries I'd say that it means either something as very, totally, extremely, 非常 or probably something more offensive such as damned or damn.</p>
<p>What is your opinion?</p>

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What is the meaning of 死 in 死搬兵书上的理论?
# What is the meaning of 死 in 死搬兵书上的理论?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-09-04)

公元前260年，赵括带兵出战。一直盲目自信、轻视秦军的他完全改变了廉颇的作战方案，死搬兵书上的理论，主动进攻秦军，结果数十万赵军全部被杀，丢掉了宝贵的生命。

This is from the Standard Course Book of HSK5, chapter 15.

What is the meaning of 死?

Baidu and Google literally translate this character (in this paragraph) as blindly, while me as searching some dictionaries I'd say that it means either something as very, totally, extremely, 非常 or probably something more offensive such as damned or damn.

What is your opinion?

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## 8 answers

### Answer by username_10 on 2022-09-04. Score: 12 | Accepted answer

I think "inflexibly" is a better choice than blindly.

**死搬**兵书上的理论 - **Inflexibly apply(transport)** the theory in the book on the art of war.

The opposite word is "**活用**" - apply (knowledge) flexibly.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2022-09-04. Score: 11

What is the meaning of 死 in 死搬兵书上的理论?

死 means dead, a dead body, no motion anymore. In the Chinese language, there are many extended meanings from 死. For example, 死脑筋 (stubborn) and 死心眼 (inflexible).

死搬兵书上的理论 or 死搬书本 means to do it according to the textbook literally or word-by-word without understanding the principles of the theory.

It does not mean "very", "totally", and "extremely". As for "blindly" (瞎，盲目地), it may be close to 死 but not the same.

他死搬书本 (He operates according to the textbook without considering the current situation).

他瞎搬书本 (He operates according to the wrong textbook which is not about the current problem).

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: "to blindly apply a rule" is an English idiom that means very much the same as your translation: "do it according to the textbook literally or word-by-word without understanding the principles of the theory."  
> **username_3**: "Stubbornly" is a good choice for translation in this example.  
> **username_4**: 你答案中最后部分的`他死搬书本`和`他瞎搬书本`都不是一句完整的话。  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2022-09-06. Score: 3

* 死背 - to memorise something blindly, without missing / changing a word
* 死抄 - to copy something blindly, without missing / changing a word
* 死记 - to take note on something blindly, without missing / changing a word
* 死磕, 死缠烂打 etc..

so I think 死 can sometimes be treated as "100% unchanged"

FYI， Malaysian Chinese has some unique way to use this word:

* 你别死站在那里，快过来帮忙啊！
* 无论你们怎么阻止我，我死都要去做！

hope it helps


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### Answer by username_6 on 2022-09-05. Score: 1

死 in this sentence mean is "just, only", "not clever"


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### Answer by username_7 on 2023-08-07. Score: 1

呆板地，机械地，不加思考地，你想想一个死了的人，他有什么特征？不会思考，不思考。


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### Answer by username_8 on 2023-08-06. Score: 1

I think the `死` in this context is stand alone by itself, which means `inflexible` or `outdated`, and the `搬兵书` is one group, because `搬兵` means `to bring troops`, together with the `书` it will be `book about the art of war`.

And also if we look at the previous sentence `轻视秦军的他完全改变了廉颇的作战方案`, there is `轻视` = `to underrate`, which means `to underrate QinJun war scheme which modify LianPo's`, so `死搬兵书上的理论` would mean `outdated theory about art of war` or `inflexible theory about art of war`.


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### Answer by username_9 on 2023-08-08. Score: 0

* 活：flexible
* 死：not flexible

In your context, you can translate it to `rigidly`.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2024-11-01. Score: 0

根据辩证唯物主义中的`辩证法`来思考会容易很多，`辩证法`里面有一个词叫做`对立与统一`，根据`对立`来考虑"死搬兵书上的理论"中的`死`与`活`相对应(或相对立)，当然也可以根据`矛盾法`来考虑，效果是一样的。

根据你问题中的描述：

> 公元前260年，赵括带兵出战。一直盲目自信、轻视秦军的他完全改变了廉颇的作战方案，死搬兵书上的理论，主动进攻秦军，结果数十万赵军全部被杀，丢掉了宝贵的生命。

这里面关于`死`在两处提到了，分别是`作战指挥`(**死**搬兵书上的理论)和`战场`(结果数十万赵军全部被**杀**，解释：赵军被杀，也就是赵军士兵死亡了)。

在`作战指挥`中，死搬兵书上的理论，这里的`死`可以理解为`死板`，即不懂得变通(暗指具有教条主义)，与`灵活`相对应(或相对立)，比如说：

> 他死搬兵书上的理论，完全不考虑实际情况，不懂得变通，结果打了败仗。

对应的是

> 他灵活运用兵书上的理论，考虑了实际情况，懂得变通，打了胜仗。

在`战场`上，`死`可以延申出`死亡`的意思，与`活着`相对应(或相对立)，比如说：

> 士兵在战场上死亡了。

对应的是

> 士兵在战场上还活着。

在战场上，`死亡`(任何活的生物失去生命都可以用)和`阵亡`(特指战场上失去生命的人，带有尊敬，佩服的含义)是一个意思，都表示`死`这个意思。


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