- 生死攸关 shēngsǐyōuguān criticalmatter of life and death
- 生死存亡 shēngsǐcúnwáng survivalmatter of life and death
- 生死关头 shēngsǐguāntóu crisisthe critical moment; a life and death crisis
- 生死有命 shēngsǐyǒumìng fatedlife and death are ruled by fate
- 生死搭档 shēngsǐdādàng inseparable partnerinseparable partner; partners through life and death
- 生死肉骨 shēngsǐròugǔ life-saving miraclebringing the dead back to life or restoring flesh to bones; a metaphor for extreme kindness or an extraordinary life-saving favor