要死不活 yào sǐ bù huó

half dead; more dead than alive

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. half dead
  2. 2. more dead than alive

Characters

Character Meaning
要 yào HSK 2
to want; going to (as future auxiliary); must
死 sǐ HSK 4
to die; extremely; inflexible
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
活 huó HSK 4
to live; alive; living