死活 sǐhuó life or death Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: no matter what All meanings 2 sǐhuó 2 life or death 1no matter what 1 1 sentence for 死活 (sǐhuó — no matter what) 任凭我怎么劝,他死活不答应。 rènpíng wǒ zěnme quàn, tā sǐhuó bù dāying. No matter how much I tried to persuade him, he simply wouldn't agree. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary