jiù​mìng HSK6

to save a life

  • created sense approved 救命 · jiù​mìng · to save a life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    救命

    jiù​mìng

    to save a life

    To rescue someone from a life-threatening situation.

    救, 命

    救 (literal) → 救 · jiù · to save 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · life

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 救命 · jiù​mìng · Help! — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    救命

    jiù​mìng

    Help!

    A cry for help when in immediate danger; equivalent to "Save me!".

    救 (literal) → 救 · jiù · to save 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · life

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense