救活 (jiù huó) — to revive (someone), to resuscitate, to bring b… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

救活 (jiùhuó) is a resultative verb meaning 'to revive / bring someone back to life', focused on the successful outcome. Pairs with the 把 construction and the passive 被, as in the examples.

verb

to revive (someone)to resuscitateto bring back to life

Examples

救活。
Yī shēng chéng gōng bǎ tā jiù huó le.
The doctor successfully revived him.
，救活。
Jīng guò qiǎng jiù, tā zhōng yú bèi jiù huó le.
After rescue treatment, he was finally revived.
救活。
Yī shēng men jìn le zuì dà nǔ lì qù jiù huó nà ge bìng rén.
The doctors did their utmost to revive that patient.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

救 means save and 活 means alive, so the word describes saving someone into being alive.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攴攴pū

Sound part声符shēngfú

求

求qiú救jiù

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 救, 求 gives the sound, and 攴 is the action part.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

𠯑

𠯑𠯑活huó

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

活 is built from 氵 (water) and 𠯑, which shows the sound; 𠯑 later changed into 舌.

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Medicine & Treatment

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