死里逃生 sǐ lǐ táo shēng

mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 16328th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
死 sǐ HSK 4
to die; extremely; inflexible
里 lǐ HSK 1
inside; interior; internal
逃 táo HSK 5
to escape; to run away; to flee
生 shēng HSK 1
life; to be born; raw