Definition
拼死拼活 is a four-character fixed expression (习语) meaning 'to spare no effort' or 'to do everything humanly possible'. It's stronger than 努力 — it carries a sense of pushing yourself to the absolute limit, as if life and death were on the line. You can use it as an adverbial before the verb, often with 地, as in 拼死拼活地干 ('work like crazy').
f.e.
to go all outto make every possible effortto fight desperately
Examples
- 拼死拼活，。Tā pīn sǐ pīn huó de gōngzuò, zhōngyú zài gōngsī shēngzhí le.He worked desperately and finally got promoted in the company.
- ，拼死拼活。Wèile zhège xiàngmù, wǒmen pīn sǐ pīn huó gàn le yí gè yuè.For this project, we worked our tails off for a whole month.
- 拼死拼活，。Kǎoshì qián tā pīn sǐ pīn huó fùxí, zǒngsuàn tōngguò le.He reviewed like mad before the exam and finally passed.
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