死活 sǐ huó ㄙˇ ㄏㄨㄛˊ sei2 wut6
- life or death
- fate
- no matter what
- anyway
- for the life of me
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死
- 死亡 sǐ wáng ㄙˇ ㄨㄤˊ sei2 mong4 to die
- 死心 sǐ xīn ㄙˇ ㄒㄧㄣ sei2 sam1 to give up
- 生死 shēng sǐ ㄕㄥ ㄙˇ sang1 sei2 life or death
- 该死 該死 gāi sǐ ㄍㄞ ㄙˇ goi1 sei2 Damn it!
- 死心塌地 sǐ xīn tā dì ㄙˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄊㄚ ㄉㄧˋ sei2 sam1 taap3 dei6 to be hell-bent on; dead set on sth; unswerving
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- 作死 zuò sǐ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄙˇ zok3 sei2 to court disaster
- 假死 jiǎ sǐ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄙˇ gaa2 sei2 suspended animation
- 凶死 兇死 xiōng sǐ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄙˇ hung1 sei2 to die in violence
- 冒死 mào sǐ ㄇㄠˋ ㄙˇ mou6 sei2 to brave death
- 冤死 yuān sǐ ㄩㄢ ㄙˇ jyun1 sei2 to suffer an unjust death
- 冻死 凍死 dòng sǐ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄙˇ dung3 sei2 to freeze to death
- 刺死 cì sǐ ㄘˋ ㄙˇ ci3 sei2 to stab to death
- 勒死 lēi sǐ ㄌㄟ ㄙˇ lak6 sei2 to strangle
- 半死 bàn sǐ ㄅㄢˋ ㄙˇ bun3 sei2 half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc)
- 卡死 kǎ sǐ ㄎㄚˇ ㄙˇ kaa1 sei2 to jam up; to lock up; to become completely stuck
- 去死 qù sǐ ㄑㄩˋ ㄙˇ heoi3 sei2 go to hell!
- 受死 shòu sǐ ㄕㄡˋ ㄙˇ sau6 sei2 to submit to death; prepare to die!; meet your doom!
- 吊死 diào sǐ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄙˇ diu3 sei2 death by hanging
- 哽死 gěng sǐ ㄍㄥˇ ㄙˇ gang2 sei2 (intransitive) to choke to death
- 噎死 yē sǐ ㄧㄝ ㄙˇ jit3 sei2 (intransitive) to choke to death
活
- 复活 復活 fù huó ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ fuk6 wut6 to revive
- 忙活 máng huo ㄇㄤˊ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ mong4 wut6 to be really busy
- 快活 kuài huo ㄎㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ faai3 wut6 happy
- 活儿 活兒 huó r ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄦ wut6 ji4 work
- 活力 huó lì ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ wut6 lik6 energy
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- 活动 活動 huó dòng ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ wut6 dung6 to exercise; to move about; to work out
- 活期 huó qī ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧ wut6 kei4 (banking) current (account)
- 活泼 活潑 huó po ㄏㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄆㄛ wut6 put3 lively
- 活该 活該 huó gāi ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄞ wut6 goi1 (coll.) serve sb right
- 活跃 活躍 huó yuè ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄩㄝˋ wut6 joek3 active
- 激活 jī huó ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨㄛˊ gik1 wut6 to activate
- 生活 shēng huó ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˊ sang1 wut6 to live
- 灵活 靈活 líng huó ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ling4 wut6 flexible
- 养活 養活 yǎng huo ㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ joeng5 wut6 to provide for
- 鲜活 鮮活 xiān huó ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˊ sin1 wut6 vivid; lively
- 干活儿 幹活兒 gàn huó r ㄍㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄦ gon3 wut6 ji4 erhua variant of 干活
- 生活费 生活費 shēng huó fèi ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄟˋ sang1 wut6 fai3 cost of living
- 做活 zuò huó ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ zou6 wut6 to work for a living (esp. of woman needleworker)
- 全活 quán huó ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ cyun4 wut6 to save life
- 出活 chū huó ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ceot1 wut6 to finish a job on time
Idioms with these characters
- 不知死活 bù zhī sǐ huó ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙˇ ㄏㄨㄛˊ bat1 zi1 sei2 wut6 to act recklessly (idiom)
- 垂死挣扎 垂死掙扎 chuí sǐ zhēng zhá ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄙˇ ㄓㄥ ㄓㄚˊ seoi4 sei2 zang1 zaat3 deathbed struggle
- 出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ㄖㄨˋ ㄙˇ ceot1 sang1 jap6 sei2 from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
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- 厚死薄生 hòu sǐ bó shēng ㄏㄡˋ ㄙˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄥ hau5 sei2 bok6 sang1 lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
- 九死一生 jiǔ sǐ yī shēng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙˇ ㄧ ㄕㄥ gau2 sei2 jat1 sang1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
- 客死异乡 客死異鄉 kè sǐ yì xiāng ㄎㄜˋ ㄙˇ ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤ haak3 sei2 ji6 hoeng1 to die in a foreign land (idiom)
- 鹿死谁手 鹿死誰手 lù sǐ shéi shǒu ㄌㄨˋ ㄙˇ ㄕㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ luk6 sei2 seoi4 sau2 lit. at whose hand will the deer die (idiom)
- 宁死不屈 寧死不屈 nìng sǐ bù qū ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩ ning4 sei2 bat1 wat1 rather die than submit (idiom)
- 你死我活 nǐ sǐ wǒ huó ㄋㄧˇ ㄙˇ ㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄛˊ nei5 sei2 ngo5 wut6 lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries
- 起死回生 qǐ sǐ huí shēng ㄑㄧˇ ㄙˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ hei2 sei2 wui4 sang1 to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
- 活蹦乱跳 活蹦亂跳 huó bèng luàn tiào ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋ wut6 bang1 lyun6 tiu3 to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively
- 活灵活现 活靈活現 huó líng huó xiàn ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ wut6 ling4 wut6 jin6 living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
- 活龙活现 活龍活現 huó lóng huó xiàn ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ wut6 lung4 wut6 jin6 living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
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- 生龙活虎 生龍活虎 shēng lóng huó hǔ ㄕㄥ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄨˇ sang1 lung4 wut6 fu2 lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)
- 生吞活剥 生吞活剝 shēng tūn huó bō ㄕㄥ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄛ sang1 tan1 wut6 mok1 to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically
- 死去活来 死去活來 sǐ qù huó lái ㄙˇ ㄑㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄞˊ sei2 heoi3 wut6 loi4 to hover between life and death (idiom)
- 养家活口 養家活口 yǎng jiā huó kǒu ㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄎㄡˇ joeng5 gaa1 wut6 hau2 to support one's family (idiom)
Example sentences
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汤姆 湯姆 不知 道 玛丽 瑪麗 的 死活 。
Tom doesn't know if Mary is dead or alive.
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她 的 地址 死活 想 不 起来 起來 。
I can't for the life of me remember her address.
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要是 我 知道 会 會 发生 發生 这种 這種 事 ， 那 我 死活 不同 意 。
If I'd known that it would come to this, I would have never consented.
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