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  gau3   jyutping
  jiu4   pinyin
[1] rescue; save; salvage
[2] relieve; help; aid

Default PoS: verb
Stroke count: 11
Level: 3
Radical: (#66)

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

This word has been viewed 9627 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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detail  gau3 meng6  jiu4 ming4 = Help! ; to save sb's life
detail  bou2 gau3  bu3 jiu4 = remedy
detail  gau3 zai3  jiu4 ji4 = to help out in a relief effort for a disaster or emergency with cash or goods donation
detail  gau3 zoi1  jiu4 zai1 = to help people in a disaster area
detail  coeng2 gau3  qiang3 jiu4 = to rescue; to save; to salvage
detail  waan5 gau3  wan3 jiu4 = to save; to recue; to remedy
detail  cing2 gau3  zheng3 jiu4 = to save, to rescue
detail  gau3 wun4  jiu4 yuan2 = [1] to save; [2] to support, to help, to assist
detail  juk6 gau3 mou4 cung4  yu4 jiu4 wu2 cong2 = unable to help
detail  gau3 zi6   = cure
See all 66 compounds (CantoDict reports 72 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 5 examples containing 救
detail 搶救病人
give emergency treatment to a patient
detail 他用哈姆立克急救法
He saved my life using the Heimlich Maneuver.
detail 消防員救出被困電梯
Fire fighters rescued three people trapped inside a lift.
detail 捐款拯救瀕臨絕種動物
Please donate to help save the endangered animals.
detail 與其補救已然不如
Prevention is better than cure.
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