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死去活来

sǐqùhuólái

Traditional: 死去活來

to hover between life and death (idiom) / to suffer terribly / within an inch of one's life

Character Breakdown

死
sǐ
dead; death; impassable, inflexible
HSK 4
去
qù
to go away, to leave, to depart
HSK 1
活
huó
to exist, to live, to survive; living, working
HSK 4
来
lái
to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
HSK 1

Additional Information

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