七死八活 (qī sǐ bā huó): To suffer extreme pain or hardship (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

HSK 1

qī七

seven

HSK 4

sǐ死

die; extremely; rigid

HSK 1

bā八

eight

HSK 3.0 · L4

huó活

to live; alive; living

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Example Sentences with 七死八活

tā他

bèi被

dí敌

rén人

dǎ打

dé得

qī七

sǐ死

bā八

huó活

，

zuì最

hòu后

cái才

táo逃

le了

chū出

lái来

。

He was beaten by the enemy until he was half dead, and finally managed to escape.

nà那

chǎng场

dà大

bìng病

ràng让

tā他

qī七

sǐ死

bā八

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Example Sentences with 七死八活

tā他

bèi被

dí敌

rén人

dǎ打

dé得

qī七

sǐ死

bā八

huó活

，

zuì最

hòu后

cái才

táo逃

le了

chū出

lái来

。

He was beaten by the enemy until he was half dead, and finally managed to escape.

nà那

chǎng场

dà大

bìng病

ràng让

tā他

qī七

sǐ死

bā八

huó活

，

zhěng整

tǎng躺

le了

sān三

gè个

yuè月

。

That serious illness caused him to suffer terribly, and he lay in bed for three full months.

临死

lín sǐ

on the verge of death

假死jiǎ sǐapparent death; suspended animation

冻死dòng sǐto freeze to death; to be extremely cold

半死bàn sǐhalf-dead; nearly dead

五花八门

wǔ huā bā mén

numerous and varied / all sorts of

四通八达sì tòng bā dáwell-connected

四面八方sì miàn bā fāngall directions / from all sides

三八sān bāInternational Women's Day (March 8); gossipy person (slang)

灵活

líng huó

nimble; agile; flexible

干活儿gàn huó erto work [often manual] on a job

复活fù huóbring back to life; revive; resuscitate

快活kuài huohappy; cheerful; joyful

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