救活

jiùhuó

verb #9,708

Meanings

1 to save (someone's life); to bring back to life
2 to revive; to rescue successfully

Characters

to save; to rescue

Rescue + alive — to rescue someone back to life.

Examples

医生把他救活了。

Yīshēng bǎ tā jiùhuó le.

The doctor saved his life.

这棵树还能救活吗？

Zhè kē shù hái néng jiùhuó ma?

Can this tree still be saved?

多亏了急救人员，把溺水的孩子救活了。

Duōkuī le jíjiù rényuán, bǎ nìshuǐ de háizi jiùhuó le.

Thanks to the paramedics, they revived the drowning child.

Tips

grammar

救活 is a result complement structure: 救 (to rescue) + 活 (alive) = 'rescue to the point of being alive.' Compare: 救不活 (jiùbuhuó, unable to save/revive).

Stroke Order

救 jiù

活 huó