生死线 shēng sǐ xiàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. the boundary between life and death; the line separating the states of being alive and deceased

CHARACTERS

生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth
死 sǐ
HSK 4
die; dead; death
线 xiàn
HSK 4
line, thread, wire; clue