死去活来

死去活来
huólái

to hover between life and death (idiom)

3 meanings#41361
MEANING3 meanings

MEANING

  1. adjective

    to hover between life and death (idiom)

    • He was in so much pain that he went in and out of consciousness.

  2. adjective

    to suffer terribly

    • He was in so much pain that he alternated between passing out and coming to.

  3. adjective

    within an inch of one's life

    • He was in such pain that he nearly died and came back to life.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Broken bones and a person collapsed together form the image of death.

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