救生船 Traditional form: 救生船 Pinyin (reading): jiùshēngchuán Definitions: lifeboat Characters: 救 - aid, help; to rescue, to save 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth 船 - ship, boat, vessel Traditional characters: 救 - aid, help; to rescue, to save 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth 船 - ship, boat, vessel