- 死去活来 sǐqùhuólái to faint and revive(idiom) to hover between life and death; to lose consciousness and then regain it
- 哭得死去活来 kūdesǐqùhuólái to cry one's heart outto weep with great sorrow; to cry until one is half-dead
- 爱得死去活来 àidesǐqùhuólái to be madly in loveTo be madly in love; to love someone to distraction.