救 (gau3 | jiu4) : rescue; relieve

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救

gau3

jiu4

[1] rescue; save; salvage
[2] relieve; help; aid

Default PoS:

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 攴 (#66)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

救

This word has been viewed 11648 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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救命 gau3 meng6 jiu4 ming4 = Help! ; to save sb's life

補救 bou2 gau3 bu3 jiu4 = remedy

救濟 gau3 zai3 jiu4 ji4 = to help out in a relief effort for a disaster or emergency with cash or goods donation

救災 gau3 zoi1 jiu4 zai1 = to help people in a disaster area

搶救 coeng2 gau3 qiang3 jiu4 = to rescue; to save; to salvage

挽救 waan5 gau3 wan3 jiu4 = to save; to recue; to remedy

拯救 cing2 gau3 zheng3 jiu4 = to save, to rescue

救援 gau3 wun4 jiu4 yuan2 = [1] to save; [2] to support, to help, to assist

欲救無從 juk6 gau3 mou4 cung4 yu4 jiu4 wu2 cong2 = unable to help

救治 gau3 zi6 = cure
See all 66 compounds (CantoDict reports 72 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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搶救病人
give emergency treatment to a patient

他用哈姆立克急救法救了我一命。國
He saved my life using the Heimlich Maneuver.

消防員救出被困電梯內嘅三人。粵
Fire fighters rescued three people trapped inside a lift.

請捐款拯救瀕臨絕種動物
Please donate to help save the endangered animals.

與其補救於已然，不如防患於未然。
Prevention is better than cure.

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Decimal representation of this word: 救
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