再造

zàizào
  1. to rebuild; to reconstruct; to regenerate
  2. (in set phrases like 恩同再造 ēntóngzàizào) to save sb's life

CEDICT

  1. to give someone a new lease on life (usually used in words of gratitude)
  2. to recreate; to remake; to reconstruct; to rebuild

Wiktionary

  1. 重新給予生命，多用於感謝他人恩澤、拯救的意思。《幼學瓊林．卷一．天文類》：「感救死之恩，曰：『再造』」。
  2. 重新創建，恢復興盛。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 再 zài
  1. again; once more; re-
  2. further; beyond this point of time
  3. (before an adjective) more
  4. then (after sth, and not until then)
  5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 yě or 都 dōu for emphasis)
  6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 zàizé, 再就是 zàijiùshì etc)
  7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
2 造 zào
  1. to make
  2. to build
  3. to manufacture
  4. to invent
  5. to fabricate
  6. to go to
  7. party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement)
  8. crop
  9. classifier for crops

Containing this entry

再造手術 zàizàoshǒushù reconstructive surgery
恩同再造 ēntóngzàizào (idiom) a great life-saving favor
再造之恩 zàizàozhī'ēn

Related entries

救命 jiùmìng
  1. to save sb's life
  2. (interj.) Help!
  3. Save me!
救命呀！

Help me!

Source: Tatoeba