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半死不活

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半死不活的样子
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半死不活的人
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半死不活地躺着
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半死不活的公司

Definition

半死不活:

Literally means:

be more dead than alive

Actually means:

It figuratively means one is dying, or that he lacks; vitality or energy.

It figuratively means an organization lacks vitality; and even can hardly go on.

It also means that something is not developed or settled, and thus reaching a state of stalemate.

形容人快要死去的样子,或没有精神,没有生气的样子。

指一个组织或机构缺少活力,甚至无法运转。

也指某件事情一直悬着,既没有进展,又没有了结,处在不进不退的状态。

Example

Used as object, attributive or adverbial adjunct. (作宾语、定语、状语)
1
ge
那个
rén
cóng
lóushàng
楼上
shuāi
xiàlai
下来
de
shíhou
时候
jīng
已经
shì
bànhuó
半死不活
le
  
,
lián
shēng
医生
shuō
qīngchu
清楚
hái
néng
huó
tiān
  

The man was half dead when he fell down the stairs, and even the doctor could not say how many days he would live.

2
Zhāng
lǎotài
老太
kàndào
看到
lǎobàn
老伴
bìng
de
qīng
  
,
bànhuó
半死不活
tǎng
zài
chuáng
shàng
  
,
xīnli
心里
nánshòu
难受
le
  

Zhang Laotai saw the old companion sick not light, half dead lying in bed, the heart is very uncomfortable.

3
Lǎo
老吕
shì
xiā
cāoxīn
操心
  
,
yàoshi
要是
huànshàng
换上
  
,
jiù
wéi
zhème
这么
bànhuó
半死不活
de
chǎng
cāoxīn
操心
  

Lao Lu is also a worry, if you change me, do not worry about such a half-dead broken factory.

4
Liǎng
guó
de
mào
贸易
tánpàn
谈判
shí
tán
shí
tíng
  
,
zhí
一直
chǔzài
处在
bànhuó
半死不活
de
zhuàngtài
状态
  
,
zhīdào
知道
shénme
什么
shíhou
时候
cái
yǒu
jiēguǒ
结果
  

Trade talks between the two countries have been in a state of semi-life, do not know when the results.

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