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援助

yuán zhù

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

援助 (yuán zhù) means "to help; to support; to aid". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 援助 means

1. to help
2. to support
3. to aid
4. aid
5. assistance

The characters in 援助

• 援yuánto help; to assist; to aid
• 助zhùto help; to assist

Example sentences

• 他的援助真是雪中送炭。
  His help has been invaluable.
• 红十字会不断地给灾区提供食物援助。
  Hóngshízì huì bù duàn de gěi zāiqū tígōng shíwù yuánzhù.
  The Red Cross constantly supplies food to the disaster areas.
• 我们提供免费援助，如果有人想从你这得到钱，那就是骗子。
  We help for free. If someone wants money from you, they are a scammer.

Words starting with 援助

• 援助之手yuán zhù zhī shǒua helping hand
• 援助交际yuán zhù jiāo jìEnjo-kōsai or "compensated dating", a practice which originated in Japan where older men…
• 援助机构yuán zhù jī gòurelief agency; emergency service; rescue organization

Words containing 援助

• 技术援助jì shù yuán zhùtechnical assistance
• 军事援助jūn shì yuán zhùmilitary aid

Sounds the same

Read yuán zhù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 圆柱column; cylinder
• 原著original work (not translation or abridged)

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