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要死不活

yào sǐ bù huó

Definitions

  1. 1. half dead
  2. 2. more dead than alive

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Child Words of 要死不活

不
bù

no; not so

死
sǐ

to die

活
huó

to live

要
yāo

(bound form) to demand; to coerce

要
yào

to want; to need; to ask for

要死
yào sǐ

extremely