生命线 (shēng mìng xiàn) — lifeline
Definition
A figurative 'lifeline' — a route, resource, or connection crucial to survival (e.g. internet, air route, medicine). Concretely, 生命力 is inner 'life force'; 性命 is the life itself at stake.
noun
lifeline
Measure word · 条
Examples
- 生命线。Zhè tiáo háng xiàn shì zhè ge dǎo guó de shēng mìng xiàn.This air route is the lifeline of this island nation.
- ，生命线。Duì yú bìng rén lái shuō, zhè zhǒng yào jiù shì tā de shēng mìng xiàn.For a patient, this medicine is his lifeline.
- 生命线。Hù lián wǎng rú jīn yǐ jīng chéng wéi xiàn dài shè huì de shēng mìng xiàn.The internet has now become the lifeline of modern society.
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