起死回生 qǐ sǐ huí shēng

to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 10631st word

Definitions

  1. 1. to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery

Characters

Character Meaning
to get up; to rise; to start
to die; extremely; inflexible
to go back; to return; to turn around
life; to be born; raw