貪生怕死 tān shēng pà sǐ

cowardly; cling to life, fear death

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly
  2. 2. clinging abjectly to life
  3. 3. only interested in saving one's neck

Characters

Character Meaning
貪 tān
greedy; to covet; to have a voracious desire for
生 shēng HSK 1
life; to be born; raw
怕 pà HSK 3
to be afraid; to fear; perhaps
死 sǐ HSK 4
to die; extremely; inflexible