No. 4,461 in Chinese
救命
"救命" means "Help" or "Save me" in an urgent situation.
In a sentence
救命啊！我需要帮助！
Help! I need assistance!
In this context, '救命' is used as an exclamation to call for immediate help or assistance in an urgent situation.
多亏了医生的及时抢救，他才得以保住生命。
Thanks to the doctor's timely rescue efforts, he was able to survive.
Here, '救命' is understood as actions taken to save someone's life in a critical medical situation.
听到呼救声后，大家立刻去帮助那个人。
After hearing the cries for help, everyone immediately went to assist that person.
The term '呼救' derives from calling for help, indicating people reacting to a plea for '救命' in a situation requiring aid.
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