半死半活 — “Barely alive”
半死半活 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Barely alive”. Half-dead and half-alive; in a state of extreme weakness or despondency; lifeless and spiritless. Literally, “Half dead, half alive”.
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半死半活 Pronunciation and Pinyin
半死半活 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 半死半活
那盆花被遗忘在角落里，半死不活地，叶子都快掉光了
The potted plant was forgotten in the corner, looking half-dead and lifeless, with most of its leaves about to fall off.
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More idioms starting with 半
- bàn半sān三bù不sì四absent-minded and dispirited
- bàn半shàng上bàn半xià下undecided between two choices
- bàn半shàng上luò落xià下leave things unfinished
- bàn半sī丝bàn半lǚ缕a tiny bit
- bàn半mǔ亩fāng方táng塘A small, confined area
- bàn半dī低bù不gāo高of medium height or level
- bàn半xìn信bù不xìn信half-believing, half-doubting
- bàn半xìn信bàn半yí疑half-believing and half-doubting
- bàn半bàn半lā拉lā拉incomplete or half-done
- bàn半bàn半lù路lù路halfway through a task
- bàn半diào吊zi子a dabbler; not proficient in a skill
- bàn半tǔ吐bàn半lù露speak evasively or ambiguously
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What does 半死半活 mean?
半死半活 (bàn sǐ bàn huó) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Barely alive”.
How do you pronounce 半死半活?
半死半活 is pronounced bàn sǐ bàn huó in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 半死半活 literally mean?
Literally, 半死半活 means “Half dead, half alive”. It is used to mean “Barely alive”.
What is the Chinese definition of 半死半活?
半死：接近死亡。不死不活，形容被折磨得很惨或死气沉沉，没有生气