sufferings in life; living hell
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
sufferings endured while alive; a living hell
informalAn idiomatic expression emphasizing intense misery, pain, or hardship in one's life. Stronger than just "hardship."
Dé得
le了
zhè这
zhǒng种
bìng病
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
huó活
shòu受
zuì罪
。
Having this disease is simply a living hell.
Zhè这
chāi差
shi事
tài太
lèi累
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
gàn干
yī一
fèn份
huó活
zuì罪
。
This job is too tiring; it's like doing a sentence of hard labor.
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Yǔ与
qí其
zài在
bìng病
chuáng床
shang上
shòu受
huó活
zuì罪
，
bù不
rú如
tǎn坦
rán然
miàn面
duì对
。
Rather than enduring this living hell on a sickbed, it's better to face it calmly.