bǎo
mìng

common
verb

Meaning of 保命

保命 means to save one's life; to keep alive. Pronounced bǎo mìng.

  • to save one's life; to keep alive

Definitions & Examples

Zài
chǎng
zhèn
zhōng
 
kào
zhe
jǐn
yǒu
de
bàn
píng
shuǐ
bǎo
mìng
 

In that earthquake, he survived by relying on only half a bottle of water.

Zhàn
shì
men
mào
zhe
shēng
mìng
wēi
xiǎn
 
zhǐ
wèi
zài
zhàn
chǎng
shàng
bǎo
mìng
bìng
wán
chéng
rèn
 

The soldiers risked their lives just to survive and complete their missions on the battlefield.

Zhè
zhǒng
jǐn
qíng
kuàng
xià
 
zhǐ
néng
xiān
bǎo
mìng
zài
kǎo
shì
qíng
 

In this emergency, he could only prioritize saving his life before thinking about other matters.

Zài
yuán
shǐ
sēn
lín
hòu
 
xué
huì
le
hěn
duō
bǎo
mìng
de
qiǎo
 

After getting lost in the primeval forest, he learned many survival skills.

shēng
men
pīn
jìn
quán
bāng
zhù
zhòng
zhèng
huàn
zhě
bǎo
mìng
 

The doctors did everything they could to save the critically ill patients' lives.