补救
bǔ jiù
Pinyin

Definition

补救
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bǔ jiù
  1. to remedy

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
呼救
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

而无论后期再怎么补救，大量具备研究价值的文献资料、藏品已变为一片瓦砾，损失无法挽回。
ér wúlùn hòuqī zài zěnme bǔjiù ，dàliàng jùbèi yánjiū jiàzhí de wénxiàn zīliào 、cángpǐn yǐ biànwéi yī piàn wǎlì ，sǔnshī wúfǎ wǎnhuí 。
Regardless of how much is done later to salvage the loss , a large amount of literature and collections with research value have become rubble, and their loss cannot be recovered.
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呵呵，不错，及时做了补救。好，回答正确，加十分。第二题，明朝的航海家郑和是信仰什么宗教？
hēhē ，bùcuò ，jíshí zuò le bǔjiù 。hǎo ，huídá zhèngquè ，jiā shífēn 。dì èr tí ，Míngcháo de hánghǎijiā Zhèng Hé shì xìnyǎng shénme zōngjiào ？
Ha ha, not bad. You corrected yourself in time. OK, your answer is correct. 10 points. Second question: what religion did the Ming Dynasty navigator Zheng He believe in?
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