再衰三竭 zài shuāi sān jié

on one's last legs

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. on one's last legs
  2. 2. weakening and close to exhaustion (idiom); in terminal decline

Characters

Character Meaning
再 zài HSK 1
again; once more; re-
衰 shuāi HSK 6
to decline; to become weak or feeble; to wane
三 sān HSK 1
three; 3; surname San
竭 jié HSK 6
to exhaust