Definition

Examples

• 这是一起重大事故，出了三条人命。
  Zhè shì yì qǐ zhòngdà shìgù, chū le sān tiáo rén mìng.
  This was a major accident, costing three human lives.
• 在战场上，人命是最宝贵的。
  Zài zhànchǎng shàng, rén mìng shì zuì bǎoguì de.
  On the battlefield, human life is the most precious.
• 人命关天，我们一定要查清真相。
  rén mìng guān tiān, wǒmen yídìng yào chá qīng zhēnxiàng.
  Human life is paramount; we must get to the truth.