救人一命勝造七級浮屠

救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiùrényīmìngshèngzàoqījífútú
saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 救人 jiùrén
  1. (intransitive) to rescue someone; to save one's life
  2. to rescue someone; to save one's life
2 一命 yīmìng life
3 勝 shèng
  1. victory
  2. success
  3. to beat
  4. to defeat
  5. to surpass
  6. victorious
  7. superior to
  8. to get the better of
  9. better than
  10. surpassing
  11. superb (of vista)
  12. beautiful (scenery)
  13. wonderful (view)
  14. (Taiwan pr. shēng) able to bear
  15. equal to (a task)
4 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
5 七級浮屠 qījífútú seven floor pagoda