救急

jiùjí

verb #33,563

Meanings

1 to provide emergency assistance
2 to help out in a pinch
3 to relieve an urgent need

Characters

to rescue, to save

urgent, emergency

Examples

HSK 2

他借了我两千块救急。

Tā jiè le wǒ liǎngqiān kuài jiùjí.

He lent me 2,000 yuan to tide me over.

HSK 3

这笔钱是救急用的,不能乱花。

Zhè bǐ qián shì jiùjí yòng de, bùnéng luàn huā.

This money is for emergencies - don't spend it carelessly.

Tips

usage

There's a famous Chinese saying: 救急不救穷 (jiùjí bù jiùqióng) - 'help out in a crisis, but don't subsidize chronic poverty'. It captures a common attitude toward lending money: a one-time emergency loan is fine; a permanent handout is a mistake.

Stroke Order

救 jiù

急 jí