Meaning of 救助
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to help sb in trouble
- aid
- assistance
How to use 救助
救助 is used when people are in real difficulty, such as disasters, poverty, illness, or danger, and it often appears in news and official language. Example: 政府救助了受灾的家庭。(Zhèngfǔ jiùzhù le shòuzāi de jiātíng.) The government aided the families hit by the disaster.
救 (jiù) means to rescue or save, and 助 (zhù) means to help. Put them together and you get help that rescues someone from trouble: you save them first, then support them.
Common mistake: Learners often use 救助 for everyday help, like helping a friend move. That sounds too serious, so use 帮助 (bāngzhù) or 帮忙 (bāngmáng) instead. Also keep 救 (jiù) in the fourth tone and do not confuse it with 求 (qiú, to request), which appears inside it.
救助 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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救 jiù · to save · 11 strokes
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助 zhù · to help · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 救助.
| 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 |
| 抢救 | qiǎngjiù | to rescue |
| 救灾 | jiùzāi | to relieve disaster; to help disaster victims |
| 救命 | jiùmìng | to save sb's life; (interj.) Help! |
| 协助 | xiézhù | to provide assistance; to aid |
| 救援 | jiùyuán | to save; to support |
| 援助 | yuánzhù | to help; to support |
Questions about 救助
What does 救助 mean?
救助 (jiùzhù) means "to help sb in trouble; aid" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 救助?
救助 is made of 2 characters: 救 (11 strokes), 助 (7 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 救助 an HSK word?
Yes. 救助 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 救助 and 资助?
救助 (jiùzhù) is helping someone out of trouble or danger in any form. 资助 (zīzhù) specifically means giving money or material support, often to students or projects, and the person does not have to be in a crisis.
Can 救助 be used as a noun?
Yes. It often works like a noun meaning aid or assistance, as in 得到救助 (dédào jiùzhù, to receive aid) or 救助站 (jiùzhù zhàn, a relief or aid station).