救 jiù

1. jiù verb to save; to rescue
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 拯救; for example, in literary Chinese, 遠水不救近火 'distant water cannot extinguish a nearby fire', from Han Feizi's Shuo Lin Shang (DCP 'Y448'; GHC '救' 2; Kroll 2015 '救' 1).
2. jiù verb to cure; to heal
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 医治 (GHC '救' 3; Kroll 2015 '救' 2)
3. jiù verb to prevent; to stop
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 制止 (GHC '救' 4; Kroll 2015 '救' 3)
4. jiù verb to assist
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 援救 (GHC '救' 1; Kroll 2015 '救' 1)
5. jiù noun part of a shoe
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (GHC '救' 5)
6. jiù proper noun Jiu
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (GHC '救' 6)
7. jiū verb to entangle
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Interchangeable with 纠 (GHC '救' 7)

Contained in

• 急救 first aid
• 救星 savior; liberator; emancipator; knight in shining armor
• 围魏救赵(圍魏救趙) to besiege and rescue
• 救国(救國) to save the nation
• 急救包 first aid supply pack
• 救世主 the Savior
• 拯救 to save; to rescue
• 搜救 search and rescue
• 无可救药(無可救藥) no antidote is possible; incurable; incorrigible; beyond redemption
• 搜救犬 search and rescue dog
• 抢救(搶救) to rescue
• 五行变救(五行變救) reverting changes in the five elements
• 救灾款(救災款) disaster relief funds
• 救护车(救護車) ambulance
• 补偏救弊(補偏救弊) to remedy defects and correct errors; to rectify past mistakes
• 治病救人 to treat the disease to save the patient; to criticize a person in order to help him
• 抗震救灾指挥部(抗震救災指揮部) earthquake relief headquarter
• 相救 to help each other; to save each other
• 救生艇 lifeboat
• 生产自救(生產自救) self-help
• 救援 to save; to support; to help; to assist
• 搭救 to rescue
• 救焚益薪 add firewood to put out the flames; ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
• 救药(救藥) to cure
• 救助 to aid; to help
• 援救 to come to the aid of; to save; to rescue from danger; to relieve
• 呼救 to call for help
• 拯溺钟石救火投薪(拯溺鍾石救火投薪) to save somebody from drowning with a heavy stone or to put out a fire by throwing on logs
• 救生 to save a life; life-saving
• 急救法 first aid techniques
• 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
• 挽救 to remedy; to rescue
• 匡君救主 correcting a lord and saving a sovereign; correcting a ruler from making a grave error
• 解救 to rescue
• 救赎主(救贖主) Redeemer
• 救火 to fight a fire
• 救生衣 life jacket; life vest
• 救生队(救生隊) rescue team; CL:支[zhi1]
• 救命 to save somebody's life ; Help!; Save me!
• 救生船 lifeboat
• 补救(補救) to remedy
• 不可救药(不可救藥) incurable; incorrigible; beyond cure; hopeless
• 扑救(撲救) firefighting; to extinguish a fire and save life and property; to dive (of goalkeeper in soccer)
• 救兵 to rescue troops ; rescuers of troops
• 社会救助(社會救助) community relief
• 救场如救火(救場如救火) the show must go on
• 救赎论(救贖論) soteriology
• 急救站 emergency desk; first aid office
• 救援队(救援隊) rescue team

Also contained in

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Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 《十二諸侯年表》 Yearly Chronicle of the Feudal Lords Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 42
• 《田敬仲完世家》 House of Tian Jingzhong Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 36
• 魏紀 Records of the Wei Bamboo Annals 竹書紀年 — count: 34
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 32
• 卷九　齊二 Chapter 9: Qi II Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 31
• 哀公 Lord Ai The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 29
• 僖公 Lord Xi The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 27
• 卷二百七十三 列傳第一百六十一 左良玉 高傑 祖寬 Volume 273 Biographies 161: Zuo Liangyu, Gao Jie, Zu Kuan History of Ming 明史 — count: 25
• 成公 Lord Cheng The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 24
• 第八十回 Chapter 80 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 22

Collocations

• 救郑 (救鄭) 宋人救鄭 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 36
• 师救 (師救) 鄭大子忽帥師救齊 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 24
• 救陈 (救陳) 晉趙盾帥師救陳 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 13
• 人救 (人救) 宋人救鄭 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 13
• 不能救 (不能救) 自傷不能救也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄘‧載馳 Lessons from the states - Odes of Yong - Zai Chi — count: 11
• 救邢 (救邢) 齊人救邢 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 閔公 Lord Min — count: 7
• 救卫 (救衛) 王人子突救衛 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 7
• 救徐 (救徐) 及諸侯之大夫救徐 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 7
• 救齐 (救齊) 鄭大子忽帥師救齊 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 7
• 救江 (救江) 以救江 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 6