Korean word

살리다

Pronunciation

Romanizationsallida

Meaning

  • verbsave

Example

의사는 수술로 환자의 목숨을 살렸어요.ui sa neun su sul lo hwan ja ui mok ssu meul sal lyeo sseo yo

The doctor saved the patient's life through surgery.

Illustration for 살리다 (save)

More examples

그 소방관이 불에서 아이를 살렸어요.keu so bang gwa ni pu re seo a i reul sal lyeo sseo yo

The firefighter saved the child from the fire.

Core concept

Keeping a person, animal, or useful quality from being lost, so it can continue to matter.

Common phrases

  • 목숨을 살리다mok ssu meul sal li da

    save a life

  • 사람을 살리다sa ra meul sal li da

    save someone

  • 생명을 살리다saeng myeong eul sal li da

    save a life

Similar words

구하다kuhada: Help a person leave danger and reach safety.
도와주다towajuda: Make another person's task or problem easier through practical help.
구조하다kujohada: Use emergency skills or equipment to bring a person or object out of danger.
지키다chikida: Protect people or things from harm and keep their condition steady.

Definition in Korean

곤경에 처한 사람이나 동물의 생명과 안전을 지켜 위험에서 벗어나게 하거나, 물건·장면·능력의 좋은 상태를 남겨 활용되게 하다.kon gyeong e cheo han sa ra mi na tong mu rui saeng myeong gwa an jeo neul chi kyeo wi heo me seo peo seo na ge ha geo na mul geon chang myeon neung nyeo gui cho eun sang tae reul nam gyeo hwa ryong doe ge ha da

Word origin

The verb developed from the Korean verb meaning to live, with a causative formation that gives the sense of helping someone or something stay alive.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Korean, this verb can describe a detail that greatly improves a weak performance, design, or situation, not only an emergency act.

Other meanings

  • rescueverb
  • make use ofverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 살려내다sallyeonaedarescueverb
  • 살려주다sallyeojudasaveverb

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