援助

yuánzhù

verb/noun HSK 6 #5,737

Meanings

1 to aid; to assist; to support
2 aid; assistance; relief

Characters

to aid; to rescue; to pull up

to help; to assist

To rescue and help — providing substantial aid, often in crisis situations.

Examples

国际社会向灾区提供了援助。

Guójì shèhuì xiàng zāiqū tígōng le yuánzhù.

The international community provided aid to the disaster area.

他们急需人道主义援助。

Tāmen jíxū réndàozhǔyì yuánzhù.

They urgently need humanitarian aid.

这个项目得到了政府的援助。

Zhège xiàngmù dédào le zhèngfǔ de yuánzhù.

This project received government assistance.

Tips

usage

援助 is used for larger-scale, often international or institutional help: 经济援助 (economic aid), 军事援助 (military aid), 人道主义援助 (humanitarian aid), 法律援助 (legal aid). More formal and substantial than 帮助.

Stroke Order

援 yuán

助 zhù