"matter of life and death" in Chinese (Simplified)

生死攸关的事情

Definition

极其重要的事情，往往关系到某人的生死。

可以用于真正的生死紧急情况，也可以夸张表示事情很重要。常见说法如“这不是生死攸关的大事”。强调重要性，而不一定真的有生命危险。

This is a matter of life and death—call the ambulance now!

这是**生死攸关的事情**——快叫救护车！

For her, passing the exam felt like a matter of life and death.

对她来说，通过考试好像是**生死攸关的事情**。

Don't worry, it's not a matter of life and death if we're late.

别担心，迟到不是**生死攸关的事情**。

I told him fixing his phone ASAP wasn't a matter of life and death.

我告诉他，尽快修手机不是**生死攸关的事情**。

Getting home before curfew felt like a matter of life and death to my teenager.

对我的青少年来说，在宵禁前回家简直是**生死攸关的事情**。

Is this really a matter of life and death, or can it wait until tomorrow?

这真的是**生死攸关的事情**，还是可以等到明天？