你死我活 (nǐ sǐ wǒ huó) — to fight to the death; a life-and-death struggle; mortal combat
Definition
A fixed chengyu meaning 'a life-and-death struggle' — used to intensify a conflict, not a neutral verb. Mostly appears as 你死我活的 + noun, or after 拼/争/斗 as a result.
verb
to fight to the deatha life-and-death strugglemortal combat
Examples
- 你死我活。Zhè liǎng jiā gōng sī zhǎn kāi le nǐ sǐ wǒ huó de jìng zhēng.These two companies have launched a life-and-death competition.
- 你死我活。Tā men wèi le zhēng duó kòng zhì quán pīn dé nǐ sǐ wǒ huó.They fought to the death over control.
- 你死我活。Zhè chǎng zú qiú sài tī chéng le nǐ sǐ wǒ huó de jú miàn.This football match turned into a life-or-death battle.
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