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拯救

zhěngjiù
verb HSK 7 #1,249

Meanings

  1. 1 to save; to rescue; to deliver

Characters

拯
zhěng
to save; to rescue
救
jiù
to save; to rescue
Both characters mean 'to rescue' — a dramatic, literary-sounding word for salvation.

Examples

消防员拯救了被困的居民。
Xiāofángyuán zhěngjiù le bèi kùn de jūmín.
Firefighters rescued the trapped residents.
谁来拯救地球?
Shéi lái zhěngjiù dìqiú?
Who will save the planet?

In Pop Culture

拯救大兵瑞恩 Zhěngjiù Dàbīng Ruìēn
Saving Private Ryan
Chinese title of the 1998 Steven Spielberg film

Stroke Order

拯 zhěng
救 jiù

Related Words

解救 jiějiù HSK 7 #6,037
to rescue / to save / to deliver from danger
营救 yíngjiù HSK 7 #6,870
to rescue / to save / to come to the rescue of
挽救 wǎnjiù HSK 7 #4,084
to save; to rescue; to salvage
求救 qiújiù HSK 7 #5,719
to call for help / to cry for help / to seek rescue
救护车 jiùhùchē HSK 7 #2,787
ambulance
救命 jiùmìng HSK 6 #1,329
to save a life; to save someone's life / Help! (cry for help)
救 jiù HSK 3 #422
to save; to rescue / to relieve; to help
救救 jiùjiù #2,433
save (someone)! (urgent plea) / help! rescue!
救援 jiùyuán HSK 6 #3,884
to rescue; to come to the aid of / rescue; relief operation
补救 bǔjiù HSK 7 #7,928
to remedy / to make up for / to salvage
拯救 zhěngjiù
Meanings Characters Examples In Pop Culture Stroke Order Related Words
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