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置之死地而后生【zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng】

place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法【Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ】); to fight desperately when confronting mortal danger
fig. to find a way out of an impasse

置之死地而后生【zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng】

place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法【Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ】); to fight desperately when confronting mortal danger
fig. to find a way out of an impasse

置

HSK 43

含义place, lay out; set aside

拼音zhì

之

HSK 42

含义marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to

拼音zhī

死

HSK 32

含义die; dead; death

拼音sǐ

地

HSK 13

含义earth; soil, ground; region

拼音de, dì

而

HSK 23

含义and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126

拼音ér

后

HSK 13

含义queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

拼音hòu

生

HSK 11

含义life, living, lifetime; birth

拼音shēng