Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 救

variant of 救 (jiù)

to save
to assist
to rescue

to relieve disaster
to help disaster victims

to save
to remedy
to rescue

to save the nation

savior; liberator; emancipator; knight in shining armor

to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)

to get oneself out of trouble

relief troops; reinforcements

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

to save from extinction
to save the nation

salvation

savior

to rescue

to save sb's life
(interj.) Help!
Save me!

emergency relief
to help the needy with cash or goods

to rescue; to be rescued

to call for help

to put out a fire
firefighting

to bring back to life

to save a life
life-saving

to provide emergency assistance

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

market rescue (by central bank)

to rescue

to unbrick; to restore (an electronic device) to a functional state

firefighting
to extinguish a fire and save life and property
to dive (of goalkeeper in soccer)

to give emergency treatment
first aid

to help sb in trouble
aid
assistance

salvation

to rescue

to save
to support
to help
to assist

to save; to rescue

to rescue
to help out of difficulties
to save the situation

to remedy

to rescue
to administer first aid

to rescue
rescue (operation, workers)

to redeem
redemption; salvation

to rescue
to pluck from danger

to be saved

to come to the aid of
to save
to rescue from danger
to relieve

hopeless
incurable

search and rescue

the Savior (in Christianity)

first-aid kit

emergency desk
first aid office

disaster relief funds

ambulance
CL:輛／辆 (liàng)

relief grain
emergency provisions

life jacket
life vest

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

jiùshēngyuán

lifeguard

jiùshēngquān

life buoy; life belt
(jocular) flab; spare tire

rescue team
CL:支 (zhī)

jiùshēngtǐng

lifeboat

a life raft

Redeemer

sea rescue service
lifeboat service

jiùshēngchuán

lifeboat

search and rescue dog

rescue team

qiǎngxiǎnjiùzāi

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

zhìbìngjiùrén

to treat the disease to save the patient
to criticize a person in order to help him

xíngzhèngjiùjì

administrative remedy

incurable
incorrigible
beyond cure
hopeless

shějǐjiùrén

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

shēngchǎnzìjiù

self-help (idiom)

yīngxióngjiùměi

heroic rescue of a damsel in distress

fánghuàjiùyuán

antichemical rescue

jiù'ēnjìhuà

plan of salvation

jiùsǐfúshāng

to help the dying and heal the injured

jiùmìngdàocǎo

(one's) last straw to clutch at; one's last hope

wǎnjiù'értóng

to rescue a child
Save the Children, a British charity

jiùfényìxīn

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

see 無可救藥／无可救药 (wúkějiùyào)

lit. no antidote is possible (idiom); incurable
incorrigible
beyond redemption

bàoxīnjiùhuǒ

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

bǔpiānjiùbì

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

cóngjǐngjiùrén

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

wéi Wèijiù Zhào

lit. to besiege 魏 ( Wèi) and rescue 趙／赵 ( Zhào) (idiom)
fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers

réndàojiùyuán

humanitarian aid

jiùhùrényuán

rescue worker

qūxiànjiùguó

(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

jiùzāijiùjìsī

救灾救济司

[救災救濟司]

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

jiùjíbùjiùqióng

救急不救穷

[救急不救窮]

help the starving but not the poor (idiom)

jiùshēngtǐngjiǎbǎn

救生艇甲板

[救生艇甲板]

boat deck (upper deck on which lifeboats are stored)

sùxiàojiùxīnwán

速效救心丸

[速效救心丸]

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

jiùchǎngrújiùhuǒ

救场如救火

[救場如救火]

the show must go on (idiom)

kàng Rìjiùwángtuántǐ

抗日救亡团体

[抗日救亡團體]

Save the Nation anti-Japanese organization

Kàng Rì Jiùwáng Yùndòng

抗日救亡运动

[抗日救亡運動]

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

Zhěngjiù Dàbīng Ruì'ēn

拯救大兵瑞恩

[拯救大兵瑞恩]

Saving Private Ryan (1998 movie)

yuǎnshuǐbùjiùjìnhuǒ

远水不救近火

[遠水不救近火]

see 遠水救不了近火／远水救不了近火 (yuǎnshuǐjiùbuliǎojìnhuǒ)

Kàngzhèn Jiùzāi Zhǐhuībù

抗震救灾指挥部

[抗震救災指揮部]

State Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters

yuǎnshuǐjiùbuliǎojìnhuǒ

远水救不了近火

[遠水救不了近火]

water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here
(fig.) a slow remedy does not address the current emergency

jiùrényīmìngshèngzàoqījífútú

救人一命胜造七级浮屠

[救人一命勝造七級浮屠]

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