拯救 meaning in English

zhěngjiù

to save; to rescue

HSK 7-9verb20 strokes

Meaning of 拯救

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhěngjiù
  1. to save; to rescue

拯救 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā拯zhěng救jiù了le我wǒ。
He came to my rescue.
只zhǐ有yǒu和hé平píng能néng够gòu拯zhěng救jiù世shì界jiè。
Only peace can save the world.
我wǒ们men能néng拯zhěng救jiù这zhè颗kē星xīng球qiú吗ma?
Can we save the planet?
减jiǎn少shǎo伤shāng害hài,拯zhěng救jiù生shēng命mìng。
Harm reduction saves lives.
美měi国guó太tài空kōng总zǒng署shǔ曾céng计jì划huà拯zhěng救jiù世shì界jiè。
NASA had a plan to save the world.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

拯 zhěng · to aid · 9 strokes

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救 jiù · to save · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 拯救.

抢救qiǎngjiùto rescue
救灾jiùzāito relieve disaster; to help disaster victims
救命jiùmìngto save sb's life; (interj.) Help!
救援jiùyuánto save; to support
急救jíjiùto give emergency treatment; first aid
救助jiùzhùto help sb in trouble; aid
救护车jiùhùchēambulance
挽救wǎnjiùto save; to remedy
求救qiújiùto seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
解救jiějiùto rescue; to help out of difficulties
营救yíngjiùto rescue
补救bǔjiùto remedy

Questions about 拯救

What does 拯救 mean?

拯救 (zhěngjiù) means "to save; to rescue" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 拯救?

拯救 is made of 2 characters: 拯 (9 strokes), 救 (11 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 拯救 an HSK word?

Yes. 拯救 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.