Word: 命 (mìng)

他救了我的命。

Tā jiùle wǒ de mìng.

He saved my life.

他豁着命把孩子救了出来。

Tā huòzhe mìng bǎ háizi jiùle chūlái.

He risked his life to rescue the child.

你救了我的命。

Nǐ jiùle wǒ de mìng.

You saved my life.

医得病，医不得命；医得身，医不得心

yī débìng, yī bùde ming; yī de shēn, yī bùdé xīn

can cure illness but not fate; can cure the body but not the heart

大富由命，小富由勤

dà fù yóu mìng, xiǎo fù yóu qín

great wealth comes from fate, small wealth from diligence

富贵在天，生死由命

fùguìzàitiān, shēngsǐ yóu mìng

wealth is up to Heaven, life and death are up to fate

我救了你一命。

Wǒ jiùle nǐ yí mìng.

I saved your life.

战场上，战友救了他的命。

Zhànchǎng shàng, zhànyǒu jiùle tā de mìng.

On the battlefield, his comrade saved his life.

有人救了我的命。

Yǒurén jiùle wǒ de mìng.

Someone saved my life.

牛郎织女哭梁祝，同命相怜

niúlángzhīnǚ kū Liáng Zhù, tóng mìng xiānglián

the Cowherd and Weaving Girl weep for Liang and Zhu: fellow sufferers pity each other

躲灾的遇上避难的，都是一样命

duǒzāi de yùshàng bìnàn de, dōu shì yíyàng mìng

one dodging disaster meets one fleeing trouble: both have the same fate