jiù

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Definitions

  1. 1. to save
  2. 2. to assist
  3. 3. to rescue

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Words Containing 救

呼救
hū jiù

to call for help

急救
jí jiù

to give emergency treatment

拯救
zhěng jiù

to save; to rescue

挽救
wǎn jiù

to save

搜救
sōu jiù

search and rescue

抢救
qiǎng jiù

to rescue

救助
jiù zhù

to help sb in trouble

救命
jiù mìng

to save sb's life

救援
jiù yuán

to save

救治
jiù zhì

to provide critical care (to a patient or a diseased plant)

救济
jiù jì

emergency relief

救灾
jiù zāi

to relieve disaster

救护车
jiù hù chē

ambulance

求救
qiú jiù

to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)

营救
yíng jiù

to rescue

补救
bǔ jiù

to remedy

解救
jiě jiù

to rescue

不可救药
bù kě jiù yào

incurable

人道救援
rén dào jiù yuán

humanitarian aid

围魏救赵
wéi wèi jiù zhào

lit. to besiege 魏[wèi] and rescue 趙|赵[zhào] (idiom)

得救
dé jiù

to be saved

从井救人
cóng jǐng jiù rén

to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself

急救站
jí jiù zhàn

emergency desk

急救箱
jí jiù xiāng

first-aid kit

抗日救亡团体
kàng rì jiù wáng tuán tǐ

Save the Nation anti-Japanese organization

抗日救亡运动
kàng rì jiù wáng yùn dòng

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

抗震救灾指挥部
kàng zhèn jiù zāi zhǐ huī bù

State Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters

抱薪救火
bào xīn jiù huǒ

lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action

拯救大兵瑞恩
zhěng jiù dà bīng ruì ēn

Saving Private Ryan (1998 movie)

挽救儿童
wǎn jiù ér tóng

to rescue a child

舍己救人
shě jǐ jiù rén

to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people

援救
yuán jiù

to come to the aid of

搜救犬
sōu jiù quǎn

search and rescue dog

搭救
dā jiù

to rescue

抢险救灾
qiǎng xiǎn jiù zāi

to provide relief during times of emergency and disaster (idiom)

扑救
pū jiù

firefighting

救世
jiù shì

salvation

救世主
jiù shì zhǔ

the Savior (in Christianity)

救世军
jiù shì jūn

Salvation Army (protestant philanthropic organization founded in London in 1865)

救主
jiù zhǔ

savior

救亡
jiù wáng

to save from extinction

救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú

saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)

救出
jiù chū

to rescue

救命稻草
jiù mìng dào cǎo

(one's) last straw to clutch at

救国
jiù guó

to save the nation

救场
jiù chǎng

to save the show (for instance by stepping in for an absent actor)

救场如救火
jiù chǎng rú jiù huǒ

the show must go on (idiom)

救市
jiù shì

market rescue (by central bank)

救急
jiù jí

to provide emergency assistance

救急不救穷
jiù jí bù jiù qióng

help the starving but not the poor (idiom)

救恩
jiù ēn

salvation

救恩计划
jiù ēn jì huà

plan of salvation

救援队
jiù yuán duì

rescue team

救捞局
jiù lāo jú

sea rescue service

救星
jiù xīng

savior; liberator; emancipator; knight in shining armor

救死扶伤
jiù sǐ fú shāng

to help the dying and heal the injured

救活
jiù huó

to bring back to life

救济粮
jiù jì liáng

relief grain

救火
jiù huǒ

to put out a fire

救灾救济司
jiù zāi jiù jì sī

emergency aid committee (of PRC Ministry of Civil Affairs 民政部)

救灾款
jiù zāi kuǎn

disaster relief funds

救焚益薪
jiù fén yì xīn

add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse

救生
jiù shēng

to save a life

救生员
jiù shēng yuán

lifeguard

救生圈
jiù shēng quān

life buoy; life belt

救生筏
jiù shēng fá

a life raft

救生船
jiù shēng chuán

lifeboat

救生艇
jiù shēng tǐng

lifeboat

救生艇甲板
jiù shēng tǐng jiǎ bǎn

boat deck (upper deck on which lifeboats are stored)

救生衣
jiù shēng yī

life jacket

救生队
jiù shēng duì

rescue team

救护
jiù hù

to rescue

救护人员
jiù hù rén yuán

rescue worker

救赎
jiù shú

to redeem

救赎主
jiù shú zhǔ

Redeemer

救难
jiù nàn

to rescue

曲线救国
qū xiàn jiù guó

(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

没救
méi jiù

hopeless

治病救人
zhì bìng jiù rén

to treat the disease to save the patient

无可救药
wú kě jiù yào

lit. no antidote is possible (idiom); incurable

无法挽救
wú fǎ wǎn jiù

incurable

无药可救
wú yào kě jiù

see 無可救藥|无可救药[wú kě jiù yào]

获救
huò jiù

to rescue

生产自救
shēng chǎn zì jiù

self-help (idiom)

自救
zì jiù

to get oneself out of trouble

英雄救美
yīng xióng jiù měi

heroic rescue of a damsel in distress

行政救济
xíng zhèng jiù jì

administrative remedy

补偏救弊
bǔ piān jiù bì

to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes

速效救心丸
sù xiào jiù xīn wán

fast-acting heart pills (a medication developed in China in 1982 to treat heart conditions including angina)

远水不救近火
yuǎn shuǐ bù jiù jìn huǒ

see 遠水救不了近火|远水救不了近火[yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ]

远水救不了近火
yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ

water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here

防化救援
fáng huà jiù yuán

antichemical rescue