(jiù mìng) - help! save my life! in Mandarin
jiùmìngTraditional: 救命
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Translation
help! save my life!
Word origin
救命 means help! or save my life! 救 (jiù) is to save (攵 'action' with phonetic 求). 命 (mìng) means life or fate, combining 口 'mouth' with 令 (lìng, command), an order from above governing one's life.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 救 (jiù, to save) + 命 (mìng, life)
Stroke order
救
命
Examples
！？
Help! Is anyone there?
喊。
She shouted for help.
，！
Help, somebody come quickly!
！！
Help! Someone has fallen into the water!
喊。
She shouted for help loudly.
救命 (jiù mìng) is a cry meaning help or save my life.
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