命不久已 mìng bù jiǔ yǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. at death's door

CHARACTERS

命 mìng
HSK 4
life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
久 jiǔ
HSK 3
long time (ago); time passage, grow late
已 yǐ
HSK 2
already; finished; stop