要死要活

yào sǐ yào huó

Dictionary entry

terribly

What does 要死要活 mean?

要死要活 (yào sǐ yào huó) has the following dictionary meaning.

1terribly

2awfully

3desperately

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要yāo(bound form) to demand; to coerce 死sǐto die · impassable 活huóto live · alive

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要死要活

yào sǐ yào huó

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