半死不活

bàn sǐ bù huó

Dictionary entry

(idiom) half-dead; barely alive

What does 半死不活 mean?

半死不活 (bàn sǐ bù huó) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) half-dead; barely alive

2(idiom) listless

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半bànhalf · semi-死sǐto die · impassable 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-活huóto live · alive

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半死不活

bàn sǐ bù huó

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