死活 sǐhuó life or death Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents sǐhuó life or death 死 sǐ verb to die to die; to pass away; to perish活 huó verb to live to live; to exist; to survivesǐhuó anyway 死 sǐ adverb desperately at all costs; with all one's might; to the death; desperately活 huó nounadverb simply simply; exactly; used to emphasize a state such as in "simply a living hell" or "exactly like"sǐhuó to the death 死 sǐ verb to die for to die for a cause; to sacrifice one's life for someone or something活 huó verb to live to live; to exist; to survive