半条命 in English ban4 tiao2 ming4 Meaning

Meanings

  • half a life
  • only half alive
  • barely alive
  • (scared, beaten and so on) half to death

Simplified Characters

半 条 命

Traditional Characters

半 條 命

Pinyin

ban4 tiao2 ming4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

半ban4half 条tiao2strip 命ming4life