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活命

huó mìng · huo ming

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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为(wèi)了(le)活(huó)命(mìng)，他(tā)不(bù)得(dé)不(bù)离(lí)开(kāi)家(jiā)乡(xiāng)。

In order to survive, he had to leave his hometown.

洪(hóng)水(shuǐ)来(lái)了(le)，大(dà)家(jiā)拼(pīn)命(mìng)往(wǎng)高(gāo)处(chù)跑(pǎo)，只(zhǐ)想(xiǎng)活(huó)命(mìng)。

When the flood came, everyone ran desperately to higher ground, just wanting to survive.

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