拼死拼活 (pīn sǐ pīn huó) — to go all out; to make every possible effort; to fight desperately
Definition
An idiom meaning 'to exert oneself to the utmost', emphasizing extreme, life-and-death effort. Often used as an adverbial (拼死拼活地 + verb), similar to 拼命 but more vivid and colloquial.
idiom
to go all outto make every possible effortto fight desperately
Examples
- 拼死拼活，。Tā pīn sǐ pīn huó dì gōng zuò, zhōng yú zài gōng sī shēng zhí le.He worked desperately and finally got promoted in the company.
- ，拼死拼活。Wèi le zhè ge xiàng mù, wǒ men pīn sǐ pīn huó gān le yí gè yuè.For this project, we worked our tails off for a whole month.
- 拼死拼活，。Kǎo shì qián tā pīn sǐ pīn huó fù xí, zǒng suàn tōng guò le.He reviewed like mad before the exam and finally passed.
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