Chinese–EnglishWith examples
半死
bàn sǐ · ban si
Same in simplified and traditional Chinese
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc)
- (tired) to death
- (terrified) out of one's wits
- (beaten) to within an inch of one's life
- (knock) the daylights out of sb
In a sentence
2 examples01
他跑完马拉松后累得半死。
After finishing the marathon, he was tired half to death.
02
那部恐怖片把我吓得半死。
That horror movie scared me half to death.
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