救命之恩

jiùmìngzhī'ēn

phrase #37,022

Meanings

Nín de jiùmìng zhī ēn, wǒ yǒngyuǎn bú huì wàngjì.

I will never forget that you saved my life.

Tā kētóu gǎnxiè yīshēng de jiùmìng zhī ēn.

He kowtowed to thank the doctor for saving his life.

usage

Often paired with 报答 (bàodá, repay) — 报答救命之恩 'to repay the debt of being saved'. A staple line in martial-arts novels and historical drama.

grammar

Structure: noun + 之 (literary 'of') + noun. 之 here is the classical possessive linking 救命 (save-life) and 恩 (kindness).

救 jiù

命 mìng

之 zhī

恩 ēn