Definition
救活 is a resultative verb: 救 'rescue' + 活 'alive'. It means to revive someone who is unconscious or near death, emphasizing saving a living person from imminent death — distinct from 复活 (to resurrect, often used for the dead).
r.v.
to revive (someone)to resuscitateto bring back to life
Examples
- 救活。Yīshēng chénggōng bǎ tā jiù huó le.The doctor successfully revived him.
- ，救活。Jīngguò qiǎngjiù, tā zhōngyú bèi jiù huó le.After rescue treatment, he was finally revived.
- 救活。Yīshēngmen jìn le zuì dà nǔlì qù jiù huó nà ge bìngrén.The doctors did their utmost to revive that patient.
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