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贪生怕死
貪生怕死
tānshēngpàsǐ
1. greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly
2. clinging abjectly to life
3. only interested in saving one's neck

Character Breakdown

贪
tān
greedy, covetous; corrupt
HSK 6 8 丶
生
shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
HSK 1 5 丶
怕
pà
to fear, to be afraid of; apprehensive
HSK 3 8 丶
死
sǐ
dead; death; impassable, inflexible
HSK 4 6 丶

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