绝处逢生 jué chǔ féng shēng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to come back from death's door (idiom); unexpected rescue from danger
  2. fig. to recover from a seemingly impossible situation
  3. to find a way out of a predicament

CHARACTERS

绝 jué
HSK 4
to cut, sever, break off, terminate
处 chǔ
HSK 4
place, locale; department
逢 féng
HSK 6
come upon, happen meet; flatter
生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth