死去活来

Traditional: 死去活來

sǐ qù huó lái

Dictionary entry

to hover between life and death (idiom)

What does 死去活来 mean?

死去活来 (sǐ qù huó lái) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to hover between life and death (idiom)

2to suffer terribly

3within an inch of one's life

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死sǐto die · impassable 去qùto go · to go to (a place)活huóto live · alive 来láito come · (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

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死去活来

sǐ qù huó lái

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