huó
mìng

common

Meaning of 活命

活命 means to keep alive; to survive; to eke out a living; to save someone's life. Pronounced huó mìng.

  • to keep alive; to survive; to eke out a living
  • to save someone's life
  • life; lifeblood

Definitions & Examples

zài
jiù
shè
huì
kào
mài
huó
mìng
 

He eked out a living by performing in the old society.

Zāi
mín
men
zhǐ
néng
kào
yǒu
xiàn
de
jiù
liáng
huó
mìng
 

The disaster victims can only survive on limited relief grain.

Zhè
fèn
gōng
zuò
zhèng
de
qián
gāng
gòu
huó
mìng
 

The money from this job is just enough to get by.