接济

接濟

jiējì

verb HSK 7 #47,489

Meanings

1 to give financial help to; to provide relief
2 to assist (someone in need)

Characters

to connect; to extend

to aid; to relieve

Literally 'extend aid.' 济 appears in many help-related words: 救济 (jiùjì, relief), 经济 (jīngjì, economy — originally 'managing to help the people').

Examples

他常常接济贫困的邻居。

Tā chángcháng jiējì pínkùn de línjū.

He often gives financial help to his poor neighbors.

那时候全靠朋友接济我们。

Nà shíhou quán kào péngyou jiējì wǒmen.

Back then we relied entirely on friends helping us out financially.

Tips

usage

接济 specifically means giving material or financial help to someone less fortunate. It has a warm, compassionate tone — it's help given out of kindness, not obligation.

Stroke Order

接 jiē

济 jì