死活 (sǐ huó) — life and death; fate; (colloquial, adverb) no matter what; anyway; simply (refusing or insisting at all cost)
Definition
A set noun for 'life and death' (as in 关系到死活) that also works colloquially as an adverb meaning 'no matter what, stubbornly' — placed before a verb to show the speaker absolutely refuses or insists (我死活不去).
noun
life and deathfate(colloquial, adverb) no matter whatanywaysimply (refusing or insisting at all cost)
Examples
- 死活，。Zhè shì guān xì dào gōng sī de sǐ huó, dà jiā yí dìng yào rèn zhēn duì dài.This matter concerns the life and death of the company, so everyone must take it seriously.
- 死活，。Wǒ sǐ huó bù tóng yì tā de kàn fǎ, tài jí duān le.I simply cannot agree with his view — it's too extreme.
- ，死活。Mā ma jiào tā chī fàn, tā sǐ huó bù kěn chū lái.Mom called him to eat, but he just refused to come out no matter what.
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