死不死，活不活 — “Caught in an agonizing dilemma”
死不死，活不活 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Caught in an agonizing dilemma”. In a hopeless or extremely difficult predicament, not knowing what to do or how to proceed.
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死不死，活不活 Pronunciation and Pinyin
死不死，活不活 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 死不死，活不活
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.
Idioms Related to 死不死，活不活
Synonyms of 死不死，活不活
Antonyms of 死不死，活不活
More idioms starting with 死
- sǐ死bù不huí回tóu头stubbornly refuse to change
- sǐ死bù不kāi开kǒu口refuse to speak or reveal information
- sǐ死bù不huǐ悔gǎi改stubbornly refuse to repent
- sǐ死bù不gǎi改huǐ悔unrepentant until death
- sǐ死bù不xuán旋zhǒng踵Advance with unwavering resolve unto death
- sǐ死bù不gān甘xīn心unwilling to accept defeat until death
- sǐ死bù不míng瞑mù目die with everlasting regret
- sǐ死bù不yào要liǎn脸utterly shameless
- sǐ死bù不zú足xī惜death not worth regretting
- sǐ死bù不bì闭mù目die with unfulfilled wishes
- sǐ死qiě且bù不xiǔ朽to be remembered forever
- sǐ死zhōng中qiú求huó活seek life from within death
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What does 死不死，活不活 mean?
死不死，活不活 (sǐ bù sǐ ， huó bù huó) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Caught in an agonizing dilemma”.
How do you pronounce 死不死，活不活?
死不死，活不活 is pronounced sǐ bù sǐ ， huó bù huó in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 死不死，活不活?
陷于困境，不知怎么办才好