性命

xìngmìng

HSK 7

性命 — xìngmìng

1. life; one's life (usually in contexts of danger, rescue, or being killed)

   为了救他的性命，医生不得不冒很大风险。 wèile jiù tā de xìngmìng yīshēng bùdé bù mào hěndà fēngxiǎn — To save his life, the doctor had to take great risks.