拯救

zhěngjiù

Traditional: 拯救

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Translation

to save, to rescue

Word origin

A compound of 拯 (zhěng, to lift out of danger) and 救 (jiù, to rescue). The two near-synonyms together express saving someone from serious peril.

Origin
compound
Root
拯 (zhěng, to lift to safety) + 救 (jiù, to rescue)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 拯

Stroke order for 救

Examples

He saved a life.

fáng

The firefighters rescued the trapped people.

Nothing can save this company now.

zuò

The hero saved the entire city.

Education can save a person's future.

拯救 (zhěng jiù) means to save or rescue. It is stronger and more dramatic than the plain 救.

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This word is part of lesson 26.