(jiù mìng) - help! save my life! in Mandarin

jiùmìng

Traditional: 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hǎn。

She shouted for help.

，！

Help, somebody come quickly!

！！

Help! Someone has fallen into the water!

喊hǎn。

She shouted for help loudly.

救命 (jiù mìng) is a cry meaning help or save my life.

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This word is part of lesson 20.