死去活来 / 死去活來

sǐ qù huó lái

Meaning

• to hover between life and death (idiom)
• to suffer terribly
• within an inch of one's life

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Example sentences

• 听闻事故，她便哭得死去活来。

  聽聞事故，她便哭得死去活來。

  tīng wén shì gù， tā biàn kū dé sǐ qù huó lái。

  Upon hearing about the accident, she cried uncontrollably.

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