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jiù mìng
v. save somebody's life; (used alone with "!" when calling for help) help
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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wó zǒu zhe zǒu zhe tīng dào yǒu rén jīng hū jiù mìng
phr. I was walking when I suddenly heard someone crying for help.
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jiù mìng a
phr. Help!
jiù mìng dào cǎo
idiom. a life-saving straw, a straw to clutch at