贪生怕死 (貪生怕死)
tān shēng pà sǐ
Pinyin

Definition

贪生怕死 (貪生怕死)
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tān shēng pà sǐ
  1. greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly
  2. clinging abjectly to life
  3. only interested in saving one's neck

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
先生
Xiān sheng
  1. 1 Mister (Mr.)
女生
nǚ shēng
  1. 1 schoolgirl
  2. 2 female student
  3. 3 girl
学生
xué sheng
  1. 1 student
  2. 2 schoolchild
害怕
hài pà
  1. 1 to be afraid
  2. 2 to be scared

Idioms (20)

一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
  1. 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
七窍生烟
qī qiào shēng yān
  1. 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seethe with anger

Sample Sentences

一看你就是贪生怕死的人。要是打仗，你肯定第一个当逃兵。
yī kàn nǐ jiù shì tānshēngpàsǐ de rén 。yàoshì dǎzhàng ，nǐ kěndìng dì yī ge dāng táobīng 。
I can tell that you're a real coward. If there was a battle, you'd be the first deserter.
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