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痛不欲生

tòngbùyùshēng

to be so in pain as to not want to live / to be so grieved as to wish one were dead

Character Breakdown

痛
tòng
ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly
HSK 5
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
欲
yù
desire, want, longing, intent
HSK 6
生
shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
HSK 1

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Chinese
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