Definition & Meaning

1.half-dead; more dead than alive

2.low-spirited; slouchy; sluggish

bàn sǐ bù huó

半 死 不 活

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1
slhalf-dead; more dead than alive
- yī zhī è de bàn sǐ bù huó de huáng chóng
  一只饿得半死不活的蝗虫
  a grasshopper half-dead with hunger
- bàn sǐ bù huó de lǎo tài pó
  半死不活的老太婆
  half-dead old woman
synonym
yǎn yǎn yī xī奄奄一息 bù sǐ bù huó不死不活
2
sllow-spirited; slouchy; sluggish
- bàn sǐ bù huó de gōng sī
  半死不活的公司
  sluggish firm
synonym
sǐ qì chén chén死气沉沉 wěi mǐ bù zhèn萎靡不振 wěi mǐ bù zhèn委靡不振
antonym
zhāo qì péng bó朝气蓬勃 shēng jī bó bó生机勃勃 shēng qì bó bó生气勃勃 shēng lóng huó hǔ生龙活虎

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