貪生怕死 tān shēng pà sǐ

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

貪 tān greedy, covet; covetous
生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth
怕 pà
HSK 3
to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
死 sǐ
HSK 4
die; dead; death