半死半活 bànsǐbànhuó half-dead Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 半死 bànsǐ half-dead Close to death; describes being severely injured, tortured, or exhausted.半 bàn adverbadjective partly partly; about half; halfway; incomplete or not fully活 huó adjective alive alive; living; in a living state