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yuán

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 援

声援
shēng yuán

to support (a cause)

援藏
yuán zàng

pro-Tibet

应援
yìng yuán

(originally) to provide assistance

援引
yuán yǐn

to quote; to cite

援军
yuán jūn

(military) reinforcements

后援会
hòu yuán huì

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

救援队
jiù yuán duì

rescue team

弹尽援绝
dàn jìn yuán jué

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

援助
yuán zhù

to help

驰援
chí yuán

to rush to the rescue

孤立无援
gū lì wú yuán

isolated and without help

军事援助
jūn shì yuán zhù

military 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

畔援
pàn yuán

domineering; tyrannical

援用
yuán yòng

to quote

抗美援朝
kàng měi yuán cháo

Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)

求援
qiú yuán

to ask for help

奥援
ào yuán

hidden ally

援助机构
yuán zhù jī gòu

relief agency

支援
zhī yuán

to provide assistance

无援
wú yuán

without support

人道救援
rén dào jiù yuán

humanitarian aid

后援
hòu yuán

reinforcement

救援
jiù yuán

to save

援助之手
yuán zhù zhī shǒu

a helping hand

请援
qǐng yuán

to request help

援交妹
yuán jiāo mèi

prostitute (slang)

技术援助
jì shù yuán zhù

technical assistance

外援
wài yuán

foreign aid

阻援
zǔ yuán

to block reinforcements

增援
zēng yuán

to reinforce

援交小姐
yuán jiāo xiǎo jie

girl who engages in enjo-kōsai

援救
yuán jiù

to come to the aid of

援兵
yuán bīng

reinforcement

防化救援
fáng huà jiù yuán

antichemical rescue

援手
yuán shǒu

assistance; a helping hand

攀援
pān yuán

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