扶危
fú wēi
Pinyin

Definition

扶危
 - 
fú wēi
  1. to help those in distress

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

wēi hài
  1. 1 to jeopardize
  2. 2 to harm
  3. 3 to endanger
  4. 4 harmful effect
  5. 5 damage
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
wēi jī
  1. 1 crisis
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
wēi xiǎn
  1. 1 danger
  2. 2 dangerous
wēi jí
  1. 1 to endanger
  2. 2 to jeopardize
  3. 3 a danger (to life, national security etc)
wēi jí
  1. 1 critical
  2. 2 desperate (situation)
wēi fáng
  1. 1 decrepit house
wēi lóu
  1. 1 dangerous housing
  2. 2 building that is about to collapse
wēi nàn
  1. 1 calamity
chuí wēi
  1. 1 close to death
  2. 2 life-threatening (illness)
ān wēi
  1. 1 safety and danger
  2. 2 safety
jū ān sī wēi
  1. 1 to think of danger in times of safety
  2. 2 to be vigilant in peacetime (idiom)
  1. 1 to support with the hand
  2. 2 to help sb up
  3. 3 to support oneself by holding onto something
  4. 4 to help
fú shǒu
  1. 1 handrail
  2. 2 armrest
fú chí
  1. 1 to help
  2. 2 to assist
fú tī
  1. 1 ladder
  2. 2 staircase
  3. 3 escalator
fú zhèng
  1. 1 to set sth upright or straight
  2. 2 to promote an employee from part-time to full-time (or from deputy to principal)
  3. 3 (old) to raise from concubine to wife status
fú pín
  1. 1 assistance to the poor
  2. 2 poverty alleviation
chān fú
  1. 1 to lend an arm to support sb
bìng wēi
  1. 1 to be critically ill
  2. 2 to be terminally ill
chéng rén zhī wēi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb's precarious position

Idioms (20)

事危累卵
shì wēi lěi luǎn
  1. 1 lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
倒悬之危
dào xuán zhī wēi
  1. 1 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
  2. 2 dire straits
力尽神危
lì jìn shén wēi
  1. 1 totally exhausted as result of overexertion (idiom)
危在旦夕
wēi zài dàn xī
  1. 1 in imminent peril (idiom)
  2. 2 on the brink of crisis
危如朝露
wēi rú zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
危如累卵
wēi rú lěi luǎn
  1. 1 precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment
  2. 2 in a dangerous state
危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
  1. 1 danger lurks on every side (idiom)
危而不持
wēi ér bù chí
  1. 1 national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue
危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
危言危行
wēi yán wēi xíng
  1. 1 upright and plainspoken (idiom)
危言耸听
wēi yán sǒng tīng
  1. 1 frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
  2. 2 reds under the beds
居安思危
jū ān sī wēi
  1. 1 to think of danger in times of safety
  2. 2 to be vigilant in peacetime (idiom)
岌岌可危
jí jí kě wēi
  1. 1 imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis
扶危济困
fú wēi jì kùn
  1. 1 to help those in distress (idiom)
扶弱抑强
fú ruò yì qiáng
  1. 1 to support the weak and restrain the strong (idiom); robbing the rich to help the poor
扶正压邪
fú zhèng yā xié
  1. 1 to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom)
正襟危坐
zhèng jīn wēi zuò
  1. 1 to sit upright and still (idiom)
济危扶困
jì wēi fú kùn
  1. 1 to help people in difficulty and bring relief to the needy (idiom)
济困扶危
jì kùn fú wēi
  1. 1 to help those in distress (idiom)
烂泥扶不上墙
làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng
  1. 1 useless (idiom)
  2. 2 worthless
  3. 3 inept

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