弥留

彌留

míliú

verb #28,388

Meanings

HSK 7-9

老人在弥留之际，握着儿子的手说了最后的话。

Lǎorén zài míliúzhījì, wò zhe érzi de shǒu shuō le zuìhòu de huà.

On his deathbed, the old man held his son's hand and said his final words.

HSK 7-9

他弥留时仍惦记着家人。

Tā míliú shí réng diànjì zhe jiārén.

Even on his deathbed, he was still thinking about his family.

弥留 is a literary or formal expression. In everyday speech, people more commonly say 快不行了 (not going to make it) or 病危 (critically ill).

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