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半死

bàn sǐ · ban si

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Meaning

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  1. half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc)
  2. (tired) to death
  3. (terrified) out of one's wits
  4. (beaten) to within an inch of one's life
  5. (knock) the daylights out of sb
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2 examples
01

他(tā)跑(pǎo)完(wán)马(mǎ)拉(lā)松(sōng)后(hòu)累(lèi)得(de)半(bàn)死(sǐ)。

After finishing the marathon, he was tired half to death.

02

那(nà)部(bù)恐(kǒng)怖(bù)片(piàn)把(bǎ)我(wǒ)吓(xià)得(de)半(bàn)死(sǐ)。

That horror movie scared me half to death.

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