Meaning of 援助
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to help
- to support
- to aid
- aid
- assistance
How to use 援助
援助 is a formal word, often used for large-scale aid between countries, organizations, or to disaster areas. It works as a verb or a noun. Example: 他们向灾区提供了经济援助。(Tāmen xiàng zāiqū tígōng le jīngjì yuánzhù.) They provided economic aid to the disaster area.
援 (yuán) has the hand radical 扌, like reaching out a hand to pull someone up, and 助 (zhù) means to help. Together, 援助 is reaching out a hand to help someone in trouble.
Common mistake: Learners often use 援助 for small everyday help, like helping a friend move. That sounds too formal, so use 帮助 (bāngzhù) or 帮忙 (bāngmáng) instead. Also do not confuse 援 (yuán) with 缓 (huǎn, slow), which looks similar but has the silk radical 纟.
援助 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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援 yuán · to assist · 12 strokes
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助 zhù · to help · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 援助.
| 帮助 | bāngzhù | assistance; aid; to help; to assist |
| 赞助 | zànzhù | to sponsor; to provide financial or material support |
| 助理 | zhùlǐ | assistant |
| 助手 | zhùshǒu | assistant; helper |
| 资助 | zīzhù | to subsidize; to provide financial aid |
| 辅助 | fǔzhù | to assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary |
| 支援 | zhīyuán | to provide assistance; to support |
| 协助 | xiézhù | to provide assistance; to aid |
| 救援 | jiùyuán | to save; to support |
| 救助 | jiùzhù | to help sb in trouble; aid |
| 补助 | bǔzhù | to subsidize; subsidy |
| 捐助 | juānzhù | to donate; to offer (aid) |
Questions about 援助
What does 援助 mean?
援助 (yuánzhù) means "to help; to support" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 援助?
援助 is made of 2 characters: 援 (12 strokes), 助 (7 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 援助 an HSK word?
Yes. 援助 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 援助 and 资助?
资助 (zīzhù) specifically means giving money or financial support, often to a person, like a student. 援助 is broader and can include food, medical aid, or military aid, usually for a group or country in need.
What are common phrases with 援助?
Common collocations include 经济援助 (jīngjì yuánzhù, economic aid), 人道主义援助 (réndào zhǔyì yuánzhù, humanitarian aid), and 提供援助 (tígōng yuánzhù, to provide aid). You will often see these in news reports.