死活 sǐ huó

no matter what; anyway; for the life of me

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 9367th word

Definitions

  1. 1. no matter what
  2. 2. anyway
  3. 3. for the life of me
  4. 4. life or death
  5. 5. fate

Characters

Character Meaning
死 sǐ HSK 4
to die; extremely; inflexible
活 huó HSK 4
to live; alive; living