救生

jiùshēng

noun #13,165

Meanings

1 life-saving
2 to save a life

Characters

to rescue; to save

life; to be born

Examples

游泳池旁边有一个救生员。

Yóuyǒngchí pángbiān yǒu yī gè jiùshēngyuán.

There is a lifeguard beside the swimming pool.

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usage

Commonly appears in compounds: 救生衣 (life jacket), 救生圈 (life buoy), 救生员 (lifeguard), 救生艇 (lifeboat).

Stroke Order

救 jiù

生 shēng