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拼死拼活

拼死拼活 — “To make desperate, all-out efforts”

拼死拼活 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make desperate, all-out efforts”. To struggle with all one's might; to work oneself to the bone. Literally, “struggle risking life and death”.

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拼死拼活 Pronunciation and Pinyin

拼死拼活 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
拼
pīn9fight with all one's might
死
sǐ6to die
拼
pīn9fight with all one's might
活
huó9alive, living, work

Example Sentence with 拼死拼活

为了按时完成这个项目,他们团队成员这几周一直在拼死拼活地工作。
To complete this project on time, the team members have been working themselves to the bone these past few weeks.

Idioms Related to 拼死拼活

Synonyms of 拼死拼活

  • quán全lì力yǐ以fù赴go all out

More idioms starting with 拼

  • pīn拼mìng命sān三láng郎a daredevil or workaholic
  • pīn拼dé得yī一shēn身guǎ剐,,gǎn敢bǎ把huáng皇dì帝lā拉xià下mǎ马risk all to achieve the impossible
  • pīn拼dé得gōng工fū夫shēn深,,tiě铁chǔ杵mó磨chéng成zhēn针Perseverance turns an iron rod into a needle

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What does 拼死拼活 mean?

拼死拼活 (pīn sǐ pīn huó) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make desperate, all-out efforts”.

How do you pronounce 拼死拼活?

拼死拼活 is pronounced pīn sǐ pīn huó in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 拼死拼活 literally mean?

Literally, 拼死拼活 means “struggle risking life and death”. It is used to mean “to make desperate, all-out efforts”.

What is the Chinese definition of 拼死拼活?

①不顾一切地斗争。②用尽全部精力。

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