命在旦夕 mìng zài dàn xī

DEFINITIONS

  1. to be at death's door (idiom)

CHARACTERS

命 mìng
HSK 4
life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
在 zài
HSK 1
be at, in, on; consist in, rest
旦 dàn
HSK 5
dawn; morning; day
夕 xī
HSK 5
evening, night, dusk; slanted