生死存亡 (shēng sǐ cún wáng) — a critical moment of survival or destruction; a make-or-break situation
Definition
Four-character idiom (chéngyǔ) meaning 'life or death, survival or destruction' — a make-or-break moment when the outcome decides whether something continues to exist or is wiped out.
idiom
a critical moment of survival or destructiona make-or-break situation
Examples
- 生死存亡，。Zài zhè ge shēng sǐ cún wáng guān tóu, wǒ men bì xū tuán jié yí zhì.At this critical moment of survival, we must unite as one.
- 生死存亡。Gōng sī de shēng sǐ cún wáng jiù qǔ jué yú zhè ge chǎn pǐn néng bù néng chéng gōng.The company's survival or destruction depends on whether this product succeeds.
- 生死存亡。Lì shǐ shàng xǔ duō wáng cháo de shēng sǐ cún wáng dōu yǔ zhàn zhēng yǒu guān.In history, many dynasties' existential crises were related to war.
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