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死里逃生

sǐlǐtáoshēng

Traditional: 死裡逃生

mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape / to survive by the skin of one's teeth

Character Breakdown

死
sǐ
dead; death; impassable, inflexible
HSK 4
里
lǐ
unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
HSK 1
逃
táo
to abscond, to dodge, to escape, to flee
HSK 5
生
shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
HSK 1

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