救 捄 jiu4
variant of 救

救 救 jiu4
to save; to assist; to rescue

strokes 11
radical
攴
攴
strokes after radical 7
抱薪救火 抱薪救火 bao4 xin1 jiu4 huo3
lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action

补救 補救 bu3 jiu4
to remedy

补偏救弊 補偏救弊 bu3 pian1 jiu4 bi4
to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes

不可救药 不可救藥 bu4 ke3 jiu4 yao4
incurable; incorrigible; beyond cure; hopeless

从井救人 從井救人 cong2 jing3 jiu4 ren2
to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself

搭救 搭救 da1 jiu4
to rescue

得救 得救 de2 jiu4
to be saved

防化救援 防化救援 fang2 hua4 jiu4 yuan2
antichemical rescue

呼救 呼救 hu1 jiu4
to call for help

获救 獲救 huo4 jiu4
to rescue; to be rescued

急救 急救 ji2 jiu4
first aid; emergency treatment

急救箱 急救箱 ji2 jiu4 xiang1
first-aid kit

急救站 急救站 ji2 jiu4 zhan4
emergency desk; first aid office

解救 解救 jie3 jiu4
to rescue; to help out of difficulties; to save the situation

救场 救場 jiu4 chang3
to save the show (for instance by stepping in for an absent actor)

救场如救火 救場如救火 jiu4 chang3 ru2 jiu4 huo3
the show must go on (idiom)

救出 救出 jiu4 chu1
to rescue; to pluck from danger

救恩 救恩 jiu4 en1
salvation

救恩计划 救恩計劃 jiu4 en1 ji4 hua4
plan of salvation

救焚益薪 救焚益薪 jiu4 fen2 yi4 xin1
add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse; to add fuel to the fire

救国 救國 jiu4 guo2
to save the nation

救护 救護 jiu4 hu4
to rescue; to administer first aid

救护车 救護車 jiu4 hu4 che1
ambulance

救护人员 救護人員 jiu4 hu4 ren2 yuan2
rescue worker

救活 救活 jiu4 huo2
to bring back to life

救火 救火 jiu4 huo3
to put out a fire; firefighting

救急不救穷 救急不救窮 jiu4 ji2 bu4 jiu4 qiong2
help the starving but not the poor (idiom)

救济 救濟 jiu4 ji4
emergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods

救济粮 救濟糧 jiu4 ji4 liang2
relief grain; emergency provisions

救捞局 救撈局 jiu4 lao1 ju2
sea rescue service; lifeboat service

救命 救命 jiu4 ming4
to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me!

救难 救難 jiu4 nan2
to rescue; rescue (operation, workers)

救人一命胜造七级浮屠 救人一命勝造七級浮屠 jiu4 ren2 yi1 ming4 sheng4 zao4 qi1 ji2 fu2 tu2
saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)

救生 救生 jiu4 sheng1
to save a life; life-saving

救生船 救生船 jiu4 sheng1 chuan2
lifeboat

救生队 救生隊 jiu4 sheng1 dui4
rescue team

救生筏 救生筏 jiu4 sheng1 fa2
a life raft

救生圈 救生圈 jiu4 sheng1 quan1
life buoy; life belt; (jocularly) flab; spare tire

救生艇 救生艇 jiu4 sheng1 ting3
lifeboat

救生艇甲板 救生艇甲板 jiu4 sheng1 ting3 jia3 ban3
boat deck (upper deck on which lifeboats are stored)

救生衣 救生衣 jiu4 sheng1 yi1
life jacket; life vest

救生员 救生員 jiu4 sheng1 yuan2
lifeguard

救市 救市 jiu4 shi4
market rescue (by central bank)

救世 救世 jiu4 shi4
salvation

救世军 救世軍 jiu4 shi4 jun1
Salvation Army (protestant philanthropic organization founded in London in 1865)

救世主 救世主 jiu4 shi4 zhu3
the Savior (in Christianity)

救赎 救贖 jiu4 shu2
to save (a soul); redemption

救赎主 救贖主 jiu4 shu2 zhu3
Redeemer

救死扶伤 救死扶傷 jiu4 si3 fu2 shang1
to help the dying and heal the injured

救亡 救亡 jiu4 wang2
to save from extinction; to save the nation

救星 救星 jiu4 xing1
savior; liberator; emancipator; knight in shining armor

救援 救援 jiu4 yuan2
to save; to support; to help; to assist

救援队 救援隊 jiu4 yuan2 dui4
rescue team

救灾 救災 jiu4 zai1
to relieve disaster; to help disaster victims

救灾救济司 救災救濟司 jiu4 zai1 jiu4 ji4 si1
emergency aid committee (of PRC Ministry of Civil Affairs 民政部)

救灾款 救災款 jiu4 zai1 kuan3
disaster relief funds

救灾物资 救災物資 jiu4 zai1 wu4 zi1
relief provisions; material assistance

救治 救治 jiu4 zhi4
to rescue and give medical treatment

救主 救主 jiu4 zhu3
savior

救助 救助 jiu4 zhu4
to help sb in trouble; aid; assistance

抗日救亡团体 抗日救亡團體 kang4 ri4 jiu4 wang2 tuan2 ti3
Save the Nation anti-Japanese organization

抗日救亡运动 抗日救亡運動 kang4 ri4 jiu4 wang2 yun4 dong4
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

抗震救灾指挥部 抗震救災指揮部 kang4 zhen4 jiu4 zai1 zhi3 hui1 bu4
earthquake relief headquarter

没救 沒救 mei2 jiu4
hopeless; incurable

扑救 撲救 pu1 jiu4
firefighting; to extinguish a fire and save life and property; to dive (of goalkeeper in soccer)

抢救 搶救 qiang3 jiu4
to rescue

抢险救灾 搶險救災 qiang3 xian3 jiu4 zai1
to provide relief during times of emergency and disaster (idiom)

求救 求救 qiu2 jiu4
to cry for help

人道救援 人道救援 ren2 dao4 jiu4 yuan2
humanitarian aid

舍己救人 捨己救人 she3 ji3 jiu4 ren2
to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people; altruism

生产自救 生產自救 sheng1 chan3 zi4 jiu4
self-help (idiom)

搜救 搜救 sou1 jiu4
search and rescue

搜救犬 搜救犬 sou1 jiu4 quan3
search and rescue dog

挽救 挽救 wan3 jiu4
to save; to remedy; to rescue

挽救儿童 挽救兒童 wan3 jiu4 er2 tong2
to rescue a child; Save the Children, a British charity

围魏救赵 圍魏救趙 wei2 wei4 jiu4 zhao4
lit. to besiege 魏 and rescue 趙|赵 (idiom); fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers

无法挽救 無法挽救 wu2 fa3 wan3 jiu4
incurable; no way of curing; hopeless

无可救药 無可救藥 wu2 ke3 jiu4 yao4
lit. no antidote is possible (idiom); incurable; incorrigible; beyond redemption

无药可救 無藥可救 wu2 yao4 ke3 jiu4
see 無可救藥|无可救药

行政救济 行政救濟 xing2 zheng4 jiu4 ji4
administrative remedy

营救 營救 ying2 jiu4
to rescue

援救 援救 yuan2 jiu4
to come to the aid of; to save; to rescue from danger; to relieve

远水不救近火 遠水不救近火 yuan3 shui3 bu4 jiu4 jin4 huo3
see 遠水救不了近火|远水救不了近火

远水救不了近火 遠水救不了近火 yuan3 shui3 jiu4 bu5 liao3 jin4 huo3
lit. water from afar quenches not fire; fig. urgent need; a slow remedy does not address the current emergency

拯救 拯救 zheng3 jiu4
to save; to rescue

拯救大兵瑞恩 拯救大兵瑞恩 zheng3 jiu4 da4 bing1 rui4 en1
Saving Private Ryan (1998 movie)

治病救人 治病救人 zhi4 bing4 jiu4 ren2
to treat the disease to save the patient; to criticize a person in order to help him