出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ

willing to risk life and limb

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 19540th word

Definitions

  1. 1. willing to risk life and limb
  2. 2. from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
  3. 3. brave

Characters

Character Meaning
出 chū HSK 1
to go out; to come out
生 shēng HSK 1
life; to be born; raw
入 rù HSK 4
to enter; to go into; to join
死 sǐ HSK 4
to die; extremely; inflexible