救人一命胜造七级浮屠 jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú

saving a life is the greatest good

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
救 jiù HSK 5
to save; to rescue; to assist
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
命 mìng HSK 4
life; fate; order or command
胜 shèng HSK 5
victory; victorious; to defeat
造 zào HSK 5
to make; to manufacture; to build
七 qī HSK 1
seven; 7
级 jí HSK 3
level; grade; rank
浮 fú HSK 6
to float; superficial; temporary
屠 tú
to massacre; to slaughter (animals for food); surname Tu