劫后余生 jié hòu yú shēng

DEFINITIONS

  1. after the calamity, renewed life (idiom); new lease of life

CHARACTERS

劫 jié
HSK 6
take by force, coerce; disaster
后 hòu
HSK 1
queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
余 yú
HSK 5
I, my, me; surname; surplus
生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth