生还

生還

shēnghuán

verb #7,237

Meanings

飞机失事后只有三人生还。

Fēijī shīshì hòu zhǐyǒu sān rénshēng huán.

Only three people survived the plane crash.

生还者讲述了事故的经过。

Shēnghuán zhě jiǎngshù leshì gù de jīngguò.

The survivors described what happened during the accident.

在那种情况下能生还简直是奇迹。

Zài nàzhǒng qíngkuàng xià néng shēnghuán jiǎnzhí shì qíjì.

Surviving under those circumstances was simply a miracle.

memory

生 (alive/living) + 还 (return) = to return alive. Emphasizes surviving a life-threatening situation and making it back.

生 shēng

还 hái