拯救
zhěng jiù
Pinyin

Definition

拯救
 - 
zhěng jiù
  1. to save
  2. to rescue

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

拯救
zhěng jiù
  1. 1 to save
  2. 2 to rescue
救
jiù
  1. 1 variant of 救[jiù]
救命
jiù mìng
  1. 1 to save sb's life
  2. 2 (interj.) Help!
  3. 3 Save me!
得救
dé jiù
  1. 1 to be saved
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
搭救
dā jiù
  1. 1 to rescue
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
救援
jiù yuán
  1. 1 to save
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to help
  4. 4 to assist
救济
jiù jì
  1. 1 emergency relief
  2. 2 to help the needy with cash or goods
救生艇
jiù shēng tǐng
  1. 1 lifeboat
救护车
jiù hù chē
  1. 1 ambulance
  2. 2 CL:輛|辆[liàng]
救赎
jiù shú
  1. 1 to save (a soul)
  2. 2 redemption
求救
qiú jiù
  1. 1 to cry for help
无可救药
wú kě jiù yào
  1. 1 lit. no antidote is possible (idiom); incurable
  2. 2 incorrigible
  3. 3 beyond redemption
补救
bǔ jiù
  1. 1 to remedy
解救
jiě jiù
  1. 1 to rescue
  2. 2 to help out of difficulties
  3. 3 to save the situation
不可救药
bù kě jiù yào
  1. 1 incurable
  2. 2 incorrigible
  3. 3 beyond cure
  4. 4 hopeless
包拯
Bāo Zhěng
  1. 1 Bao Zheng (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
  2. 2 modern day metaphor for an honest politician

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

要拯救音乐产业还是得靠消费者，音乐产业的价值除了“我喜欢听音乐”这种无形价值之外，每个人都要以实际的行动来支持。
yào zhěngjiù yīnyuè chǎnyè háishì děi kào xiāofèizhě ，yīnyuè chǎnyè de jiàzhí chúle “wǒ xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè ”zhèzhǒng wúxíng jiàzhí zhīwài ，měi ge rén dōu yào yǐ shíjì de xíngdòng lái zhīchí 。
The salvation of the music industry lies with consumers, as, in addition to the abstract value denoted by saying "I like listening to music", everyone must also take practical action to support the industry.
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又是什么英雄拯救世界的科幻片？原来不是发呆，是发花痴呀！
yòu shì shénme yīngxióng zhěngjiù shìjiè de kēhuànpiàn ？yuánlái bùshì fādāi ，shì fā huāchī ya ！
Is it another sci-fi film in which the hero saves the world? So you're not just zoning out, you're fantasizing about the lead!
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乖，你也可以是拯救地球的环保先锋。
guāi ，nǐ yě kěyǐ shì zhěngjiù dìqiú de huánbǎo xiānfēng 。
Good boy, you can take the lead in saving the planet.
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