好死不如賴活著 hǎo sǐ bù rú lài huó zhe

better a bad life than a good death (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. better a bad life than a good death (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
好 hǎo HSK 1
good; well; very
死 sǐ HSK 4
to die; extremely; inflexible
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
如 rú HSK 3
as; such as; as if
賴 lài
to depend on; to renege (on promise); to blame
活 huó HSK 4
to live; alive; living
著 zhe HSK 4
aspect particle indicating action in progress