save one's life; keep alive
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to save one's life; to keep alive
neutralMost commonly used in dangerous or life-threatening situations to describe taking actions to avoid death.
Zài在
nà那
chǎng场
dì地
zhèn震
zhōng中
，
tā他
kào靠
zhe着
jǐn仅
yǒu有
de的
bàn半
píng瓶
shuǐ水
bǎo保
mìng命
。
In that earthquake, he survived by relying on only half a bottle of water.
Zhàn战
shì士
men们
mào冒
zhe着
shēng生
mìng命
wēi危
xiǎn险
，
zhǐ只
wèi为
zài在
zhàn战
chǎng场
shàng上
bǎo保
mìng命
bìng并
wán完
chéng成
rèn任
wù务
。
The soldiers risked their lives just to survive and complete their missions on the battlefield.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
jǐn紧
jí急
qíng情
kuàng况
xià下
，
tā他
zhǐ只
néng能
xiān先
bǎo保
mìng命
zài再
kǎo考
lǜ虑
qí其
tā他
shì事
qíng情
。
In this emergency, he could only prioritize saving his life before thinking about other matters.
Zài在
yuán原
shǐ始
sēn森
lín林
lǐ里
mí迷
lù路
hòu后
，
tā他
xué学
huì会
le了
hěn很
duō多
bǎo保
mìng命
de的
jì技
qiǎo巧
。
After getting lost in the primeval forest, he learned many survival skills.
Yī医
shēng生
men们
pīn拼
jìn尽
quán全
lì力
bāng帮
zhù助
zhòng重
zhèng症
huàn患
zhě者
bǎo保
mìng命
。
The doctors did everything they could to save the critically ill patients' lives.