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死而复苏 — “To come back to life”

死而复苏 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to come back to life”. To revive or recover from a desperate or near-fatal situation. Literally, “die and revive”.

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死而复苏 Pronunciation and Pinyin

死而复苏 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
死
sǐ6to die
而
ér6and, but, then
复
fù9return, repeat, or complex
苏
sū8revive, recover, wake up

Example Sentence with 死而复苏

经历了严重的打击后,这家公司竟然死而复苏,重新获得了市场份额。
After suffering a severe blow, the company surprisingly came back to life and regained market share.

Idioms Related to 死而复苏

Synonyms of 死而复苏

  • sǐ死ér而fù复shēng生to come back to life

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

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Questions about 死而复苏

What does 死而复苏 mean?

死而复苏 (sǐ ér fù sū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to come back to life”.

How do you pronounce 死而复苏?

死而复苏 is pronounced sǐ ér fù sū in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 死而复苏 literally mean?

Literally, 死而复苏 means “die and revive”. It is used to mean “to come back to life”.

What is the Chinese definition of 死而复苏?

复:又,再;苏:醒过来。死去了又活过来,形容生命不息

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