拯救 zhěngjiù to save
to save; to rescue
How to remember 拯救: 拯 to help + 救 aid = to save.
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How it is used
- To save or rescue from danger or ruin - 拯救生命 (zhěngjiù shēngmìng) save lives, 拯救地球 save the planet.
- Formal and weighty, grander in scale than plain 救 (jiù); fits big causes and dramatic rescues.
Example sentences
- 拯救你自己。 Zhěngjiù nǐ zìjǐ.Save yourself.
- 他拯救了我。 Tā zhěngjiù le wǒ.He came to my rescue.
- 我们能拯救这颗星球吗？ Wǒmen néng zhěngjiù zhèkē xīngqiú ma?Can we save the planet?