生死关头

shēngsǐguāntóu

a juncture when one's life is at stake; a moment when one's fate hangs in the balance; a critical juncture

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jungle; the Great Divide

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jungle; the Great Divide

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sheng1 si3 guan1 tou2

the critical moment, life and death crisis

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生死关头

shēng sǐ guān tóu

An important juncture of life and death; a moment when one's fate hangs in the balance; at the crucial moment of life and death; be a moment (a turning point) of life and death; be a matter of life or death; be confronted with a crisis of life and death; in a moment (hour) of desperation; the Great Divide:

这个生病的小姑娘整夜躺在床上， 处于生死关头， 直到退烧才脱险。 The little sick girl lay all night between life and death until her fever was gone.

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生死關頭|生死关头 [shēng sǐ guān tóu] ► the critical moment ► life and death crisis