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救
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Definitions
- 1. to save
- 2. to assist
- 3. to rescue
Example Sentences
1 shown救 救 我！
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Words Containing 救
to rescue
see 無可救藥|无可救药[wú kě jiù yào]
to rescue
add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
emergency aid committee (of PRC Ministry of Civil Affairs 民政部)
firefighting
search and rescue dog
to save from extinction
saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
plan of salvation
to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes
rescue worker
search and rescue
to save the nation
to help sb in trouble
a life raft
relief grain
to save
to provide emergency assistance
administrative remedy
(one's) last straw to clutch at
to relieve disaster
lifeboat
emergency desk
to come to the aid of
water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here
to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
salvation
to provide relief during times of emergency and disaster (idiom)
life jacket
lifeguard
self-help (idiom)
to help the dying and heal the injured
to remedy
to save the show (for instance by stepping in for an absent actor)
lit. to besiege 魏[wèi] and rescue 趙|赵[zhào] (idiom)
help the starving but not the poor (idiom)
to save a life
to rescue
life buoy; life belt
to rescue
Saving Private Ryan (1998 movie)
rescue team
lifeboat
see 遠水救不了近火|远水救不了近火[yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ]
rescue team
fast-acting heart pills (a medication developed in China in 1982 to treat heart conditions including angina)
ambulance
Redeemer
to redeem
to be saved
to treat the disease to save the patient
Salvation Army (protestant philanthropic organization founded in London in 1865)
incurable
to bring back to life
market rescue (by central bank)
lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
Save the Nation anti-Japanese organization
emergency relief
to give emergency treatment
to rescue a child
(of sb who ostensibly collaborated with the Japanese during the Sino-Japanese war of 1937-1945) to secretly work for the Nationalists or against the Communists
salvation
to rescue
humanitarian aid
to save
boat deck (upper deck on which lifeboats are stored)
to save sb's life
sea rescue service
first-aid kit
savior
the Savior (in Christianity)
to rescue
incurable
State Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters
to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
heroic rescue of a damsel in distress
to get oneself out of trouble
the show must go on (idiom)
to rescue
to provide critical care (to a patient or a diseased plant)
antichemical rescue
to save; to rescue
hopeless
the Save the Nation Anti-Japanese Protest Movement stemming from the Manchurian railway incident of 18th July 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变
lit. no antidote is possible (idiom); incurable
to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people
disaster relief funds
savior; liberator; emancipator; knight in shining armor
to rescue
to put out a fire
to call for help