救命之恩

jiùmìngzhī'ēn

phrase #37,022

Meanings

HSK 2

您的救命之恩，我永远不会忘记。

Nín de jiùmìngzhī'ēn, wǒ yǒngyuǎn búhuì wàngjì.

I will never forget that you saved my life.

HSK 7-9

他磕头感谢医生的救命之恩。

Tā kētóu gǎnxiè yīshēng de jiùmìngzhī'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