救灾
jiù zāi
Pinyin

Definition

救灾
 - 
jiù zāi
  1. to relieve disaster
  2. to help disaster victims

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhěng jiù
  1. 1 to save
  2. 2 to rescue
jiù
  1. 1 variant of 救[jiù]
jiù mìng
  1. 1 to save sb's life
  2. 2 (interj.) Help!
  3. 3 Save me!
dé jiù
  1. 1 to be saved
jí jiù
  1. 1 first aid
  2. 2 emergency treatment
wǎn jiù
  1. 1 to save
  2. 2 to remedy
  3. 3 to rescue
dā jiù
  1. 1 to rescue
qiǎng jiù
  1. 1 to rescue
jiù zhù
  1. 1 to help sb in trouble
  2. 2 aid
  3. 3 assistance
jiù yuán
  1. 1 to save
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to help
  4. 4 to assist
jiù jì
  1. 1 emergency relief
  2. 2 to help the needy with cash or goods
jiù shēng tǐng
  1. 1 lifeboat
jiù hù chē
  1. 1 ambulance
  2. 2 CL:輛|辆[liàng]
jiù shú
  1. 1 to save (a soul)
  2. 2 redemption
qiú jiù
  1. 1 to cry for help
wú kě jiù yào
  1. 1 lit. no antidote is possible (idiom); incurable
  2. 2 incorrigible
  3. 3 beyond redemption
bǔ jiù
  1. 1 to remedy
jiě jiù
  1. 1 to rescue
  2. 2 to help out of difficulties
  3. 3 to save the situation
bù kě jiù yào
  1. 1 incurable
  2. 2 incorrigible
  3. 3 beyond cure
  4. 4 hopeless
hū jiù
  1. 1 to call for help

Idioms (12)

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
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
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
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
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
生产自救
shēng chǎn zì jiù
  1. 1 self-help (idiom)
补偏救弊
bǔ piān jiù bì
  1. 1 to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes

Sample Sentences

综合来看,救灾低效、博物馆建筑年久失修、馆内存有易燃化学物品但缺乏消防系统,以及巴西国博的经费局促等因素对这场火灾产生了尤为重大的影响。
zōnghé láikàn ,jiùzāi dīxiào 、bówùguǎn jiànzhù niánjiǔshīxiū 、guǎn nèi cúnyǒu yìrán huàxué wùpǐn dàn quēfá xiāofáng xìtǒng ,yǐjí Bāxī guóbó de jīngfèi júcù děng yīnsù duì zhè chǎng huǒzāi chǎnshēng le yóuwéi zhòngdà de yǐngxiǎng 。
On the whole, the disaster relief was inefficient. The museum building was in disrepair due to financial problems. There were flammable chemicals inside but the museum lacked a proper fire protection system.