死缓 sǐhuǎn stay of execution Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 死 sǐ noun abbreviation of 死刑 sǐxíng death penalty the legal punishment of execution for a crime; capital punishment缓 緩 huǎn abbreviation of 缓期 緩期 huǎnqī to postpone to defer or put off a scheduled date or deadline