生死关头 shēng sǐ guān tóu

the critical moment; life and death crisis

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the critical moment
  2. 2. life and death crisis

Characters

Character Meaning
生 shēng HSK 1
life; to be born; raw
死 sǐ HSK 4
to die; extremely; inflexible
关 guān HSK 1
to close; to shut; to turn off
头 tóu HSK 3
head; the top; end