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救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiùrényīmìngshèngzàoqījífútú
Traditional: 救人一命勝造七級浮屠
saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
Character Breakdown
救
jiù
aid, help; to rescue, to save
HSK 5
人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1
一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1
命
mìng
life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
HSK 4
胜
shèng
victory; to excel, to truimph
HSK 5
造
zào
to build, to construct, to invent, to manufacture
HSK 5
七
qī
seven
HSK 1
级
jí
level, rank; class, grade
HSK 3
浮
fú
to drift, to float; mobile, temporary, unstable; reckless
HSK 6
屠
tú
to butcher, to slaughter; massacre
Additional Information
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