Definition
活活 is an adverb used before a verb to emphasize that someone suffers the action while still alive — usually in a violent or tragic context. It most often appears in the pattern 被 + 活活 + Verb (+ 死), where the verb describes the cause of death and 死 is the result. For example, 被活活打死 means 'beaten to death' and 被活活饿死 means 'starved to death'. It carries a strong sense of cruelty or brutality.
adv.
while still alive (emphasizing that the action occurs on a living person)
Examples
- 活活。Nàge fànrén bèi huó huó dǎsǐ le.That prisoner was beaten to death while still alive.
- ，活活。Chéngshì bèi wéi, bǎixìng bèi huó huó èsǐ.The city was besieged, and the common people starved to death.
- 活活。Tāmen zài huǒzāi zhōng bèi huó huó shāosǐ.They were burned to death alive in the fire.
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