生死

Chinese HSK 7-9 Vocabulary Chinese ★★ 2/5 formal shēng sǐ
拼音 shēng sǐ
汉字拆解 生 = 生 (life, growth); 死 = 歹 + 匕 (death)

含义

Life and death; a matter of life or death. As a modifier, vital, critical, or desperate.

Used for situations involving ultimate stakes, mortal danger, or existential choices. Common in dramatic contexts, medical emergencies, and philosophical discussions about mortality.

例句

  1. 这是一场生死攸关的手术。
  2. 战友之间结下了生死之交。
  3. 他在生死关头表现出非凡的勇气。

用法指南

语境: emergencies, literature, philosophy

语气: serious

正确说法

  • 医生们正在进行一场生死营救。(The doctors are conducting a life-or-death rescue.)
  • 他们是出生入死的战友。(They are comrades who have faced death together.)

错误说法

  • 这个考试是生死问题 — too dramatic; use 重要 or 关键 for important exams

起源与历史

生 (life) + 死 (death)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal

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