活活 (huó huó) — while still alive (emphasizing that the action occurs on a living person)
Definition
An adverb that goes before a verb to stress the action happens to a living being — emphasizing cruelty or tragedy (e.g. 活活打死 'beaten to death alive').
adverb
while still alive (emphasizing that the action occurs on a living person)
Beispiele
- 活活。Nà ge fàn rén bèi huó huó dǎ sǐ le.That prisoner was beaten to death while still alive.
- ，活活。Chéng shì bèi wéi, bǎi xìng bèi huó huó è sǐ.The city was besieged, and the common people starved to death.
- 活活。Tā men zài huǒ zāi zhōng bèi huó huó shāo sǐ.They were burned to death alive in the fire.
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