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死去活来
死去活來
sǐqùhuólái
1. to hover between life and death (idiom)
2. to suffer terribly
3. within an inch of one's life

Character Breakdown

死
sǐ
dead; death; impassable, inflexible
HSK 4 6 丶
去
qù
to go away, to leave, to depart
HSK 1 5 丶
活
huó
to exist, to live, to survive; living, working
HSK 4 9 丶
来
lái
to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
HSK 1 7 丶

Compound Words (2)

哭得死去活来
kūdesǐqùhuólái
to cry one's heart out
爱得死去活来
àidesǐqùhuólái
to be madly in love

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Chinese