性命

tā diū le xìng mìng

他丢了性命。

He losed his life.

tā de dà dǎn yíng jiù bǎo zhù le nà xiē nián qīng rén de xìng mìng

他的大胆营救保住了那些年轻人的性命。

His daring rescue saved the lives of the youngsters.

tā wéi zì jǐ de xìng mìng dān yōu

他为自己的性命担忧。

He was in fear of his life.

yōu guān xìng mìng

攸关性命

vitally important

bǎo zhù xìng mìng

保住性命

stay alive

pīn le xìng mìng

拼了性命

risk one's life

xìng mìng dé yǐ gǒu quán

性命得以苟全

manage to stay alive with the sacrifice of principles