拼 死 拼 活

pīn sǐ pīn huódictionary entry

one's utmost / (to fight or work) desperately hard / to put up a life or death struggle / at all costs

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

拼死拼活 拼死拼活 [pin1 si3 pin1 huo2] /one's utmost/(to fight or work) desperately hard/to put up a life or death struggle/at all costs/

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拼
pīn
to piece together / to put together / to pool (resources etc) / to share / to risk all / to go all out / to spell (words)
死
sǐ
to die / impassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid / extremely / damned
拼
pīn
to piece together / to put together / to pool (resources etc) / to share / to risk all / to go all out / to spell (words)
活
huó
to live / alive / living / work / workmanship

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