救助
jiù zhù
Pinyin

Definition

救助
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jiù zhù
  1. to help sb in trouble
  2. aid
  3. assistance

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

助
zhù
  1. 1 to help
  2. 2 to assist
帮助
bāng zhù
  1. 1 assistance
  2. 2 aid
  3. 3 to help
  4. 4 to assist
拯救
zhěng jiù
  1. 1 to save
  2. 2 to rescue
救
jiù
  1. 1 variant of 救[jiù]
援助
yuán zhù
  1. 1 to help
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to aid
  4. 4 aid
  5. 5 assistance
互助
Hù zhù
  1. 1 Huzhu Tuzu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hǎi dōng dì qū], Qinghai
借助
jiè zhù
  1. 1 to draw support from
  2. 2 with the help of
助力
zhù lì
  1. 1 a helping hand
  2. 2 help
  3. 3 assistance
助威
zhù wēi
  1. 1 to cheer for
  2. 2 to encourage
  3. 3 to boost the morale of
助手
zhù shǒu
  1. 1 assistant
  2. 2 helper
助理
zhù lǐ
  1. 1 assistant
助阵
zhù zhèn
  1. 1 to cheer
  2. 2 to root for
协助
xié zhù
  1. 1 to provide assistance
  2. 2 to aid
急救
jí jiù
  1. 1 first aid
  2. 2 emergency treatment
挽救
wǎn jiù
  1. 1 to save
  2. 2 to remedy
  3. 3 to rescue
捐助
juān zhù
  1. 1 to donate
  2. 2 to offer (aid)
  3. 3 contribution
  4. 4 donation
抢救
qiǎng jiù
  1. 1 to rescue
救助
jiù zhù
  1. 1 to help sb in trouble
  2. 2 aid
  3. 3 assistance
救命
jiù mìng
  1. 1 to save sb's life
  2. 2 (interj.) Help!
  3. 3 Save me!
救援
jiù yuán
  1. 1 to save
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to help
  4. 4 to assist

Idioms (20)

助一臂之力
zhù yī bì zhī lì
  1. 1 to lend a helping hand (idiom)
助人为乐
zhù rén wéi lè
  1. 1 pleasure from helping others (idiom)
助纣为虐
zhù Zhòu wéi nu:è
  1. 1 lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shāng Zhòu wáng] in his oppression (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take the side of the evildoer
  3. 3 giving succor to the enemy
围魏救赵
wéi Wèi jiù Zhào
  1. 1 lit. to besiege 魏[Wèi] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhào] (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers
失道寡助
shī dào guǎ zhù
  1. 1 an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. 2 cf 得道多助[dé dào duō zhù] a just cause attracts much support
守望相助
shǒu wàng xiāng zhù
  1. 1 to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
  2. 2 mutual help and protection
得道多助
dé dào duō zhù
  1. 1 a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom); those upholding justice will find help all around
得道多助，失道寡助
dé dào duō zhù , shī dào guǎ zhù
  1. 1 A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)
从井救人
cóng jǐng jiù rén
  1. 1 to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
爱莫能助
ài mò néng zhù
  1. 1 unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.
  2. 2 My hands are tied.
抱薪救火
bào xīn jiù huǒ
  1. 1 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
拔苗助长
bá miáo zhù zhǎng
  1. 1 to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
舍己救人
shě jǐ jiù rén
  1. 1 to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people
  2. 2 altruism
推波助澜
tuī bō zhù lán
  1. 1 to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum
  2. 2 to encourage sth to get bigger
  3. 3 to add fuel to the fire
抢险救灾
qiǎng xiǎn jiù zāi
  1. 1 to provide relief during times of emergency and disaster (idiom)
救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú
  1. 1 saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
救场如救火
jiù chǎng rú jiù huǒ
  1. 1 the show must go on (idiom)
救急不救穷
jiù jí bù jiù qióng
  1. 1 help the starving but not the poor (idiom)
救焚益薪
jiù fén yì xīn
  1. 1 add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
  2. 2 to add fuel to the fire
无可救药
wú kě jiù yào
  1. 1 lit. no antidote is possible (idiom); incurable
  2. 2 incorrigible
  3. 3 beyond redemption

Sample Sentences

有啊。很多城市都有救助站条件还很不错。为乞丐提供短暂的帮助，然后把他们送回原籍。但是好多人都不愿意去。
yǒu ā 。hěn duō chéngshì dōu yǒu jiùzhùzhàn tiáojiàn hái hěn bùcuò 。wèi qǐgài tígōng duǎnzàn de bāngzhù ，ránhòu bǎ tāmen sònghuí yuánjí 。dànshì hǎo duō rén dōu bù yuànyi qù 。
Yes. A lot of cities have aid stations where the conditions are pretty good. They provide temporary help for beggars, and then return them to their home regions. But a lot of people don't want to go back.
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下面请听本地新闻：本市将调整各类社会救助标准的数额。城镇居民最低生活保障标准将从每人每月505元调整为每人每月570元；农村居民最低生活保障标准从每人每月360元调整为每人每月430元……
xiàmian qǐng tīng běndì xīnwén ：běnshì jiāng tiáozhěng gèlèi shèhuì jiùzhù biāozhǔn de shùé 。chéngzhèn jūmín zuìdī shēnghuó bǎozhàng biāozhǔn jiāng cóng měirén měiyuè wǔbǎilíngwǔ yuán tiáozhěng wéi měirén měiyuè wǔbǎiqīshí yuán ；nóngcūn jūmín zuìdī shēnghuó bǎozhàng biāozhǔn cóng měirén měiyuè sānbǎiliùshí yuán tiáozhěng wéi měirén měiyuè sìbǎisānshí yuán ……
And now, the local news: The city will soon adjust the standard amounts of social assistance. Urban residents' minimum living standard will be adjusted from 505 yuan per person per month to 570 yuan per person per month; residents in the countryside will have the minimum living standard adjusted from 360 yuan per person per month to 430 yuan per person per month.
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救助流浪狗
jiùzhù liúlànggǒu
To rescue stray dogs.
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社会救助
shèhuì jiùzhù
Community aid.
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救助灾民
jiùzhù zāimín
To aid disaster victims.
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