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要死要活
  • [yàosǐyàohuó]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

要死要活 [yàosǐyàohuó]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] To describe serious situations (exaggerated).
    他们离婚的时候要死要活的, 现在倒是很好的。
    They had a tense relationship when they divorced, but now they have a good relationship.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

要死要活 [yàosǐyàohuó]
  1. 1. 形容程度严重、厉害(夸张说法)
    哭得要死要活

Examples

他们离婚的时候要死要活的, 现在倒是很好的。
They had a tense relationship when they divorced, but now they have a good relationship. 要死要活
哭得要死要活 要死要活

Word Decomposition


[yào]
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[sǐ]
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[yāo]
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[huó]

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