生死 (shēng sǐ) — (noun) life and death (as a fundamental pair); (adjective) life-and-death, critical, decisive

Définition

生死 is a noun pair 'life and death' or adjective 'life-and-death / critical' — used when the stakes are survival itself, not just a bad situation. Stronger than 危急 ('critical' about a moment) and more absolute than 严重 ('serious').

noun
life and death (as a fundamental pair)
adjective
life-and-deathcriticaldecisive

Exemples

  • 生死
    shēng sǐ Miàn qián, rén rén píng děng.
    In the face of life and death, everyone is equal.
  • Zhè shì shēng sǐ cún wáng de guān jiàn shí kè.
    This is a critical moment of survival or destruction.
  • 生死
    Tā men bǎ shēng sǐ zhì zhī dù wài, quán lì jiù rén.
    They disregarded life and death entirely, doing their utmost to save people.

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