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生死

life and death

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

sheng1si3 • shēngsǐ

Meaning

Primary

life and death

Alternatives

life or death

Mnemonic

Combine 生 life and 死 death and you get 生死 life and death.

Usage

生死 搏斗

life and death struggle

关乎 生死 的 大事

matter of life and death

生死 之 交

friendship unto death (lit. life and death friendship)