near death; dying; critical condition
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be near death; to be dying; to be on the brink of death
formalOften describes a critical, life-threatening state in a medical or serious context.
Yī医
shēng生
jiāng将
bìng病
rén人
cóng从
bīn濒
sǐ死
zhuàng状
tài态
xià下
qiǎng抢
jiù救
guò过
lái来
。
The doctors rescued the patient from a near-death state.
Nà那
zhī只
shòu受
shāng伤
de的
xiǎo小
niǎo鸟
yǐ已
jīng经
bīn濒
sǐ死
。
The injured bird is already dying.
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Xǔ许
duō多
wù物
zhǒng种
yīn因
qī栖
xī息
dì地
pò破
huài坏
ér而
bīn濒
sǐ死
。
Many species are on the brink of death due to habitat destruction.