死去活来 in English si3 qu4 huo2 lai2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to hover between life and death (idiomatic expression)
  • to suffer terribly
  • within an inch of one's life

Simplified Characters

死 去 活 来

Traditional Characters

死 去 活 來

Pinyin

si3 qu4 huo2 lai2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

死si3to die 去qu4to go 活huo2to live 来lai2to come