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死不死,活不活
死不死,活不活
死不死,活不活
死不死,活不活
死不死,活不活
死不死,活不活
死不死,活不活
死不死,活不活
死不死,活不活

sǐ死bù不sǐ死,,huó活bù不huó活

Caught in an agonizing dilemma; in a hopeless or extremely difficult predicament, not knowing what to do or how to proceed.

公司最近业绩下滑,项目又遇到了瓶颈,大家都被这种死不死活不活的状态搞得很焦虑
The company's recent performance has declined, and the project has hit a bottleneck, leaving everyone anxious in this agonizing dilemma.

Era:

Ancient

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Synonym:

不死不活、半死不活

Antonym:

生机勃勃

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