半死 [－－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc)
  2. (tired) to death
  3. (terrified) out of one's wits
  4. (beaten) to within an inch of one's life
  5. (knock) the daylights out of sb
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to be half-dead
  2. adv
    Used as a verbal or adjectival complement emphasising the severity of an action or a state.
    (syn.) 半小死, 半囝, 半倒死, 要命
    • 累得半死
      累得半死
      lěi de bàn sǐ
      to be tired as hell
    • 嚇得半死
      吓得半死
      xià de bàn sǐ
      to be scared out of one's wits
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她是半死半生。
    她是半死半生。
    tā shì bàn sǐ bàn shēng 。
    • She was only half alive.
    • He almost died.
    • She is half-living, half-dead.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    累得半死
    累得半死
    lěi de bàn sǐ
    • to be tired as hell
  2. Mandarin
    吓得半死
    嚇得半死
    xià de bàn sǐ
    • to be scared out of one's wits
  3. Mandarin
    半死不活
    半死不活
    bàn sǐ bù huó
    • half-dead; more dead than alive