存亡攸关 cún wáng yōu guān

a matter of life and death; a make-or-break matter

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. a matter of life and death
  2. 2. a make-or-break matter

Characters

Character Meaning
存 cún HSK 4
to keep; to store; to deposit
亡 wáng HSK 6
to die; deceased; to be gone
攸 yōu
distant, far; adverbial prefix
关 guān HSK 1
to close; to shut; to turn off