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死而复生

死而复生 — “To come back to life after dying”

死而复生 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to come back to life after dying”. To be resurrected; to revive from apparent death. Literally, “die and revive”.

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死而复生 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 死sǐ
  • 而ér
  • 复fù
  • 生shēng

死而复生 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
死
sǐ6to die
而
ér6and, but, then
复
fù9return, repeat, or complex
生
shēng5to be born, grow, or live

Example Sentence with 死而复生

经过医生的全力抢救,这个病人终于死而复生,让家人喜极而泣
After the doctors' strenuous efforts, the patient finally came back to life, bringing tears of joy to their family.

Idioms Related to 死而复生

Synonyms of 死而复生

  • sǐ死qù去huó活lái来overwhelmed by extreme pain or sorrow
  • qǐ起sǐ死huí回shēng生bring back to life

Antonyms of 死而复生

  • yǔ与shì世cháng长cí辞depart from this world forever

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sǐ死,,huó活bù不huó活caught in an agonizing dilemma
  • 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

Questions about 死而复生

What does 死而复生 mean?
死而复生 (sǐ ér fù shēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to come back to life after dying”.
How do you pronounce 死而复生?
死而复生 is pronounced sǐ ér fù shēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 死而复生 literally mean?
Literally, 死而复生 means “die and revive”. It is used to mean “to come back to life after dying”.
What is the Chinese definition of 死而复生?
死去了又活过来,形容生命不息。
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