半條命 bàn tiáo mìng

(scared, beaten etc) half to death; barely alive

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (scared, beaten etc) half to death
  2. 2. barely alive
  3. 3. only half alive
  4. 4. half a life

Characters

Character Meaning
半 bàn HSK 3
half; (after a number) and a half; semi-
條 tiáo
measure word for long thin things; strip; clause
命 mìng HSK 4
life; fate; order or command