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救活

jiù huó · jiu huo

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Meaning

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  1. to bring back to life
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Bring it back

  1. Dengdeng

    我的(wǒde)老(lǎo)手机(shǒujī)坏(huài)了(le)，怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    My old phone is broken. What should I do?

  2. Liangliang

    给(gěi)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。我(wǒ)可以(kěyǐ)救活(jiùhuó)它(tā)。

    Let me see. I can bring it back to life.

  3. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？它(tā)已经(yǐjīng)三天(sāntiān)没(méi)开机(kāijī)了(le)。

    Really? It hasn't turned on for three days.

  4. Liangliang

    换上(huànshàng)新(xīn)电池(diànchí)，应该(yīnggāi)能(néng)救活(jiùhuó)。

    Put in a new battery and it should come back.

  5. Dengdeng

    开(kāi)了(le)！太好了(tàihǎole)，你(nǐ)救活(jiùhuó)了(le)我的(wǒde)手机(shǒujī)！

    It's on! Great, you saved my phone!

  6. Liangliang

    里面(lǐmiàn)的(de)照片(zhàopiàn)还(hái)在(zài)，全是(quánshì)你(nǐ)吃(chī)的(de)饭(fàn)！

    The photos are still there, all pictures of food you ate!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)永(yǒng)远(yuǎn)都(dōu)无(wú)法(fǎ)救(jiù)活(huó)一(yí)个(gè)装(zhuāng)死(sǐ)的(de)人(rén)。

You'll never be able to revive someone who is only pretending to be dead.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

医(yī)生(shēng)们(men)全(quán)力(lì)抢(qiǎng)救(jiù)，终(zhōng)于(yú)救(jiù)活(huó)了(le)那(nà)位(wèi)心(xīn)脏(zàng)病(bìng)发(fā)作(zuò)的(de)病(bìng)人(rén)。

The doctors tried their best to rescue him, and finally revived the patient who had suffered a heart attack.

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