半死半生

Explanation: ① not all dead. ② metaphor meaningless, lifeless struggling life. 　　Source: Han Mei Sheng "Seven Fat": "Dragon of the Tong, the high hundred feet without a branch ... ... half dead half of its roots." 　　Examples: But only ~ live for, is the overall loss of wrong. Because he hung signs of life, are actually introduced into the dead end up! "★ Lu Xun" canopy _set_ of Beijing Communication "