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救

jiù

HSK 5 Character

What 救 means

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

Other readings

救 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• jiùvariant of {救|jiù}

Example sentences

• 救命！
  Jiùmìng!
  Help!
• 救我！
  Save me!
• 救命呀！
  Help me!
• 有人呼救。
  Yǒurén hūjiù.
  Someone yelled for help.
• 快救命啊！
  Kuài jiùmìng ā!
  Quick, help me!
• 救救雨林！
  Jiù jiù yǔlín!
  Save the rainforest!

Words starting with 救

• 救护车jiù hù chēambulance
• 救济jiù jìemergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods
• 救助jiù zhùto help sb in trouble; aid; assistance
• 救命jiù mìngto save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me!
• 救援jiù yuánto save; to support; to help
• 救出jiù chūto rescue; to pluck from danger
• 救治jiù zhìto provide critical care (to a patient or a diseased plant)
• 救国jiù guóto save the nation
• 救灾jiù zāito relieve disaster; to help disaster victims
• 救赎jiù shúto redeem; redemption; salvation
• 救护jiù hùto rescue; to administer first aid
• 救火jiù huǒto put out a fire; firefighting
• 救星jiù xīngsavior; liberator; emancipator; knight in shining armor
• 救世主Jiù shì zhǔthe Savior (in Christianity)
• 救活jiù huóto bring back to life
• 救生jiù shēngto save a life; life-saving
• 救急jiù jíto provide emergency assistance
• 救死扶伤jiù sǐ fú shāngto help the dying and heal the injured
• 救生圈jiù shēng quānlife buoy; life belt; (jocular) flab; spare tire
• 救生衣jiù shēng yīlife jacket; life vest
• 救世jiù shìsalvation
• 救主jiù zhǔsavior
• 救场jiù chǎngto save the show (for instance by stepping in for an absent actor)
• 救市jiù shìmarket rescue (by central bank)

Words containing 救

• 抢救qiǎng jiùto rescue
• 挽救wǎn jiùto save; to remedy; to rescue
• 补救bǔ jiùto remedy
• 拯救zhěng jiùto save; to rescue
• 营救yíng jiùto rescue
• 解救jiě jiùto rescue; to help out of difficulties; to save the situation
• 急救jí jiùto give emergency treatment; first aid
• 求救qiú jiùto seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
• 得救dé jiùto be saved
• 自救zì jiùto get oneself out of trouble
• 获救huò jiùto be rescued; to be saved
• 呼救hū jiùto call for help
• 有救yǒu jiùable to be saved; there's still a chance; remediable
• 搭救dā jiùto rescue
• 没救méi jiùbeyond saving; hopeless; incurable
• 援救yuán jiùto come to the aid of; to save; to rescue from danger
• 施救shī jiùto rescue; to render emergency aid
• 人道救援rén dào jiù yuánhumanitarian aid
• 治病救人zhì bìng jiù rénto treat the disease to save the patient; to criticize a person in order to help him
• 行政救济xíng zhèng jiù jìadministrative remedy
• 防化救援fáng huà jiù yuánantichemical rescue
• 无可救药wú kě jiù yào(idiom) (of an illness) incurable; (of a person, behavior etc) incorrigible…
• 急救包jí jiù bāofirst-aid kit
• 急救站jí jiù zhànemergency desk; first aid office

Characters built on 求

These share the phonetic component 求 (qiú), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 球qiúball used for playing games (variant of 球
• 裘qiúfur; fur coat
• 俅qiúornamental cap
• 逑qiúcollect; to match

Characters that look like 救

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 教jiāoto teach; to instruct
• 款kuǎnsection; paragraph; funds
• 效xiàoto imitate (variant of 效
• 赦shèto pardon (a convict)
• 厥juéto faint; to lose consciousness; his
• 敕chìimperial orders

Sounds the same

Read jiù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 就(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as…
• 旧old; opposite: new 新; former
• 舅maternal uncle
• 咎fault; to blame; to punish
• 鹫vulture
• 臼mortar
• 疚chronic disease; guilt; remorse
• 厩stable; barn
• 柩bier
• 桕Tallow tree; Sapium sebiferum
• 僦(literary) to rent; to hire; to lease
• 㠇(name of a mountain ridge)