Definition
人命关天 is a four-character idiom (chengyu) that literally means 'human life concerns heaven,' but is used to stress that a situation involves human life and is therefore of utmost seriousness. It often appears in contexts of safety, accidents, or medical emergencies to convey that nothing is more important than people's lives.
idiom
a matter of life and deathextremely serious (when human life is at stake)
Examples
- 人命关天，。Zhè jiàn shì rén mìng guān tiān, bù néng mǎhu.This matter is a matter of life and death; we cannot be careless.
- ，人命关天，。Zài gōngdì shàng, rén mìng guān tiān, ānquán dì yī.On the construction site, human life is paramount; safety comes first.
- 人命关天，。Yīshēng men zhīdào rén mìng guān tiān, suǒyǐ zhēngfēnduómiǎo de qiǎngjiù.The doctors know it's a matter of life and death, so they race against time to rescue.
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