yuán

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Definitions

  1. 1. to help
  2. 2. to assist
  3. 3. to aid

Words Containing 援

外援
wài yuán

foreign aid

援助
yuán zhù

to help

支援
zhī yuán

to provide assistance

救援
jiù yuán

to save

人道救援
rén dào jiù yuán

humanitarian aid

围城打援
wéi chéng dǎ yuán

to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops

增援
zēng yuán

to reinforce

奥援
ào yuán

hidden ally

孤立无援
gū lì wú yuán

isolated and without help

弹尽援绝
dàn jìn yuán jué

out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom); in desperate straits

后援
hòu yuán

reinforcement

后援会
hòu yuán huì

support group (e.g. for an election candidate)

应援
yìng yuán

(originally) to provide assistance

技术援助
jì shù yuán zhù

technical assistance

抗美援朝
kàng měi yuán cháo

Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)

援交妹
yuán jiāo mèi

prostitute (slang)

援交小姐
yuán jiāo xiǎo jie

girl who engages in enjo-kōsai

援兵
yuán bīng

reinforcement

援助之手
yuán zhù zhī shǒu

a helping hand

援助机构
yuán zhù jī gòu

relief agency

援引
yuán yǐn

to quote; to cite

援手
yuán shǒu

assistance; a helping hand

援救
yuán jiù

to come to the aid of

援用
yuán yòng

to quote

援藏
yuán zàng

pro-Tibet

援军
yuán jūn

(military) reinforcements

攀援
pān yuán

to climb up (a rope etc); climbing (plant)

救援队
jiù yuán duì

rescue team

求援
qiú yuán

to ask for help

无援
wú yuán

without support

畔援
pàn yuán

domineering; tyrannical

声援
shēng yuán

to support (a cause)

请援
qǐng yuán

to request help

军事援助
jūn shì yuán zhù

military aid

防化救援
fáng huà jiù yuán

antichemical rescue

阻援
zǔ yuán

to block reinforcements

驰援
chí yuán

to rush to the rescue