to rescue; save (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
救 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
就 jiù - simply (adv.) | HSK 2
旧 jiù - old; former (adj.) | HSK 3
Phonetically similar words
九 jiǔ - nine (num.) | HSK 1
久 jiǔ - long time (adj.) | HSK 3
Examples
他勇敢地跳入河中救人。 tā yǒnggǎn de tiào rù hé zhōng jiù rén. - He bravely jumped into the river to save someone.
医生及时赶到，救了他的命。 yīshēng jíshí gǎndào, jiù le tā de mìng. - The doctor arrived in time and saved his life.
他从火灾中救出了一只小狗。 tā cóng huǒzāi zhōng jiù chū le yī zhǐ xiǎo gǒu. - He rescued a puppy from the fire.
他们发动了一个大型的救援行动。 tāmen fādòng le yī gè dàxíng de jiùyuán xíngdòng. - They launched a large-scale rescue operation.
他努力想办法救这家公司。 tā nǔlì xiǎng bànfǎ jiù zhè jiā gōngsī. - He is working hard to find ways to save the company.
Phrases
救护车 jiù hù chē - ambulance (n.) | HSK 5
补救 bǔ jiù - remedy; repair; retrieval (v.) | HSK 6
救济 jiù jì - relief; succour (v.) | HSK 6
抢救 qiǎng jiù - rescue; save; salvage (v.) | HSK 6
挽救 wǎn jiù - save; remedy; rescue (v.) | HSK 6