How to say “save a life” in Chinese
save a life; help!
“Save a life” in Chinese is 救命, jiù mìng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
救命 is read jiù mìng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 求 qiú hints at the sound; on the right, 攵 “strike, act”.
This is 令 “order” with an added 口 “mouth”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “救命”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 救命. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 救命啊快来人jiùmìnga,kuàiláirénHelp! Somebody, come quick!
More words from the lesson “Rescuers”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “save a life” in Chinese?
“Save a life” in Chinese is 救命, pinyin jiùmìng.
What does 救命 mean?
救命 (jiùmìng) means “save a life; help!”.
How do you write 救命?
救命 is 2 characters: 救 (jiù) — save, rescue; 命 (mìng) — life, fate; order. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 救命?
救命 is read jiùmìng. Tones: jiù — fourth tone, mìng — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“save a life” in the lesson “Rescuers”
This word is from the topic “Energy, ecology, disasters” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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