半死 bànsǐ half-dead Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (2) All meanings 2 bànsǐ 2 half-dead 1to death 1 2 sentences 工作了一整天,我真是累得半死。 gōngzuò le yī zhěngtiān, wǒ zhēn shì lèi de bànsǐ. After working all day, I'm truly exhausted. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他被打得半死,躺在地上动弹不得。 tā bèi dǎ de bànsǐ, tǎng zài dìshang dòngtanbudé. He was beaten within an inch of his life and lay on the ground, unable to move. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary