济 jì bring relief
bring relief; to aid; to help
How to remember 济: 氵 water + 齐 tidy = bring relief. After the flood the volunteers hand out clean water and stack the boxes in tidy rows to bring relief to every family.
Component breakdown
济 = 氵 water + 齐 tidy
- 氵 water
- 齐 tidy
After the flood the volunteers hand out clean water and stack the boxes in tidy rows to bring relief to every family.
How it is used
- Read jì; bound. Overwhelmingly in 经济 (jīngjì) - the economy/economical: 经济发展 (jīngjì fāzhǎn) economic development.
- 经济 (jīngjì) also means "thrifty/economical": 经济实惠 (jīngjì shíhui) good value for money.
- The aid sense survives in 救济 (jiùjì) relief/aid and the idiom 无济于事 (wújìyúshì) = of no help at all.
Words with 济
Example sentences
- 他是经济博士。 Tā shì jīngjì bóshì.He is a PhD in Economics.
- 国家的经济发展很快。 Guójiā de jīngjì fāzhǎn hěn kuài.The country's economy is developing very rapidly.
- 政府重点发展经济。 Zhèngfǔ zhòngdiǎn fāzhǎn jīngjì.The government focus is on economic development.
- 联合国对难民进行救济。 Liánhéguó duì nànmín jìnxíng jiùjì.The United Nations is providing relief to the refugees.