要死不活

yào sǐ bù huó

Dictionary entry

half dead

What does 要死不活 mean?

要死不活 (yào sǐ bù huó) has the following dictionary meaning.

1half dead

2more dead than alive

Character breakdown

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要yāo(bound form) to demand; to coerce 死sǐto die · impassable 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-活huóto live · alive

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要死不活

yào sǐ bù huó

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