Chinese Word: 救 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

救HSK 5

Pinyin: jiù

English Definition: to save; to assist; to rescue

Chinese Definition:
①给予帮助使脱离危险或解脱困难：救济。救命。救护。救国。救难(nàn)。救灾。救药。救正(补救匡正)。救死扶伤。救困扶危。
②终止：濯以救热。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 攵

Pictophonetic:求 indicates the sound; 攵 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 求 [ qiú ] to seek; to request, to demand; to beseech, to beg for
- 攵 [ pū ] to rap, to tap; script; to let go

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救助	jiù zhù	to help sb in trouble; aid; assistance
抢救HSK 6	qiǎng jiù	to rescue
救灾	jiù zāi	to relieve disaster; to help disaster victims
救援	jiù yuán	to save; to support; to help; to assist
救济HSK 6	jiù jì	emergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods

1		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 yī gè 一个 jí jiù xiāng 急救箱。 We need a first aid kit.
2		tā 他 zǎo yǐ 早已 fàng qì 放弃 le 了 jiù zhì 救治。 He had long given up treatment.
3		yī shēng 医生 men 们 zhèng zài 正在 qiǎng jiù 抢救 shāng yuán 伤员。 Doctors are trying to save the wounded.
4		qiǎng jiù 抢救 gōng zuò 工作 xū yào 需要 xié tiáo 协调 pèi hé 配合。 The rescue work requires coordination and cooperation.
5		jiù hù chē 救护车 zài 在 shì gù 事故 zhī hòu 之后 lì jí 立即 dào dá 到达。 The ambulance arrived immediately after the accident.

1		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 yī gè 一个 jí jiù xiāng 急救箱。 We need a first aid kit.
2		tā 他 zǎo yǐ 早已 fàng qì 放弃 le 了 jiù zhì 救治。 He had long given up treatment.
3		yī shēng 医生 men 们 zhèng zài 正在 qiǎng jiù 抢救 shāng yuán 伤员。 Doctors are trying to save the wounded.
4		qiǎng jiù 抢救 gōng zuò 工作 xū yào 需要 xié tiáo 协调 pèi hé 配合。 The rescue work requires coordination and cooperation.
5		jiù hù chē 救护车 zài 在 shì gù 事故 zhī hòu 之后 lì jí 立即 dào dá 到达。 The ambulance arrived immediately after the accident.