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济

jì

HSK 4 Character Traditional 濟

What 济 means

1. to cross a river
2. to aid or relieve
3. to be of help

Other readings

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

• jǐused in {济济|jǐ jǐ}
• Jǐused in place names associated with the Ji River {济水|Jǐ Shuǐ}; surname Ji

Example sentences

• 经济怎幺样？
  How is the economy?
• 我专攻经济学。
  Wǒ zhuāngōng jīngjìxué.
  I major in economics.
• 经济情况恶化。
  The economic situation grew worse.
• 经济进展得慢。
  The economy progressed slowly.
• 小车比大车经济。
  Xiǎochē bǐ dà chē jīngjì.
  A small car is more economical than a large one.
• 哭是无济于事的。
  Crying is of no avail.

Words starting with 济

• 济南市Jǐ nán ShìJinan, sub-provincial city and capital of Shandong Province 山东省
• 济公Jì gōngJigong or Daoji (1130-1207), Southern Song Dynasty Buddhist monk
• 济事jì shì(usually used in the negative) to be of help or use
• 济助jì zhùto relieve and help
• 济源Jì yuánJiyuan directly administered city in Henan
• 济济jǐ jǐlarge number of people
• 济源市Jì yuán shìJiyuan directly administered city in Henan
• 济水Jǐ ShuǐJi River, former river of north-eastern China which disappeared after the Yellow River…
• 济危jì wēito help people in distress
• 济州Jì zhōuJeju Island special autonomous province (Cheju Island), South Korea, a World Heritage site
• 济州岛Jì zhōu DǎoJeju Island special autonomous province, South Korea, a World Heritage site
• 济贫jì pínto help the poor
• 济急jì jíto give relief (material)
• 济阳区Jǐ yáng QūJiyang, a district of Jinan City 济南市
• 济宁市Jǐ níng ShìJining, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山东省
• 济危扶困jì wēi fú kùnto help people in difficulty and bring relief to the needy (idiom)
• 济困扶危jì kùn fú wēito help those in distress (idiom)
• 济济一堂jǐ jǐ yī tángto congregate in one hall (idiom); to gather under one roof
• 济州特别自治道Jì zhōu tè bié zì zhì dàoJeju island special autonomous province, South Korea, a World Heritage site
• 济南Jǐ nánsee 济南市
• 济宁Jǐ níngsee 济宁市
• 济阳Jǐ yángsee 济阳区

Words containing 济

• 经济jīng jìeconomy; economic
• 救济jiù jìemergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods
• 经济学jīng jì xuéeconomics (as a field of study)
• 市场经济shì chǎng jīng jìmarket economy
• 经济学家jīng jì xué jiāeconomist
• 国民经济guó mín jīng jìnational economy
• 计划经济jì huà jīng jìplanned economy
• 无济于事wú jì yú shì(idiom) to no avail; of no use
• 政治经济学zhèng zhì jīng jì xuépolitical economy
• 同济Tóng jìabbr. of 同济大学
• 经济基础jīng jì jī chǔsocio-economic base; economic foundation
• 不济bù jì(colloquial) no good; of no use
• 同济大学Tóng jì Dà xuéTongji University
• 商品经济shāng pǐn jīng jìcommodity economy
• 接济jiē jìto give material assistance to
• 经济危机jīng jì wēi jīeconomic crisis
• 经济人jīng jì rénHomo economicus
• 经济体jīng jì tǐan economy; a country (or region etc) viewed as an economic entity
• 经济特区jīng jì tè qūspecial economic zone
• 集体经济jí tǐ jīng jìcollective economy
• 周济zhōu jìhelp to the needy; emergency relief; charity
• 同舟共济tóng zhōu gòng jìcross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests…
• 斐济Fěi jìFiji, a country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
• 经济界jīng jì jièeconomic circles

Characters built on 齐

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

• 剂jì(bound form) a compound made by mixing ingredients…
• 挤jǐto crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside
• 脐qí(bound form) the navel; the umbilicus; (bound form) the belly flap of a crab; apron
• 跻jī(literary) to ascend; to climb; to mount
• 霁jìsky clearing up
• 荠qíused in 荸荠
• 蛴qíused in 蛴螬; used in 蝤蛴
• 齑jīfinely chopped meat or vegetables; powdered or fragmentary

Characters that look like 济

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

• 浮fúto float; superficial; floating
• 涛tāobig wave; Taiwan pr. táo
• 沸fèito boil
• 侪cháia class; a company; companion
• 莽mǎng(bound form) dense growth of grass; (literary) vast; boundless; (bound form) boorish…
• 诿wěito shirk; to give excuses

Sounds the same

Read jì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 记to record; to note; to memorize
• 既already; since; both... (and...)
• 季season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers
• 绩to spin (hemp etc); merit; accomplishment
• 际border; edge; boundary
• 计to calculate; to compute; to count
• 技skill
• 继to continue; to follow after; to go on with
• 纪order; discipline; age
• 寄to entrust; to place in sb's care; (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to…
• 迹(bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue; Taiwan pr. jī
• 寂silent; solitary; Taiwan pr. jí