死裡逃生 sǐ lǐ táo shēng

DEFINITIONS

  1. mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape
  2. to survive by the skin of one's teeth

CHARACTERS

死 sǐ
HSK 4
die; dead; death
裡 lǐ inside, interior, within
逃 táo
HSK 5
escape, flee; abscond, dodge
生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth