救 (jiù) means Rescue (save - assist). Below are 24 of the 35 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他跳下水去 救 那个孩子。
Tā tiào xià shuǐ qù jiù nàge háizi.
He jumped into the water to save that child.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 救
救 护车很快就到了。
Jiùhùchē hěn kuài jiù dào le.
The ambulance arrived very quickly.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 救护车
医生连夜抢 救 伤员。
Yīshēng liányè qiǎngjiù shāngyuán.
The doctors worked through the night to save the injured.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 抢救
医生 救 了他的性命。
Yīshēng jiù le tā de xìngmìng.
The doctor saved his life.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 性命
军队参与了这次 救 灾。
Jūnduì cānyù le zhè cì jiùzāi.
The army took part in this disaster relief.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 军队
警方成功解 救 了人质。
Jǐngfāng chénggōng jiějiù le rénzhì.
The police successfully rescued the hostages.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 人质
医生挽 救 了他的生命。
Yīshēng wǎnjiù le tā de shēngmìng.
The doctors saved his life.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 挽救
救 灾物资已经运到了。
Jiùzāi wùzī yǐjīng yùn dào le.
The relief supplies have arrived.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 物资
村民自发组织了 救 援。
Cūnmín zìfā zǔzhī le jiùyuán.
The villagers spontaneously organised a rescue.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 自发
及时补 救 的话还来得及。
Jíshí bǔjiù dehuà hái láidejí.
If it is put right in time there is still a chance.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 补救
救 援力量已经部署到位。
Jiùyuán lìliàng yǐjīng bùshǔ dàowèi.
The rescue forces have already been deployed into position.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 部署
他因为 救 人得到了奖赏。
Tā yīnwèi jiù rén dédào le jiǎngshǎng.
He was rewarded for saving someone's life.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 奖赏
救 援队被派遣到了灾区。
Jiùyuán duì bèi pàiqiǎn dào le zāiqū.
The rescue team was dispatched to the disaster area.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 派遣
首要任务是把人 救 出来。
Shǒuyào rènwu shì bǎ rén jiù chūlái.
The first task is to get the people out.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 首要
他因英勇 救 人受到表彰。
Tā yīn yīngyǒng jiù rén shòudào biǎozhāng.
He was commended for bravely saving lives.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 英勇
医生们竭尽全力抢 救 伤员。
Yīshēngmen jiéjìn quánlì qiǎngjiù shāngyuán.
The doctors did everything in their power to save the injured.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 竭尽全力
他靠 救 济度过了那个冬天。
Tā kào jiùjì dùguò le nàge dōngtiān.
He got through that winter on relief aid.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 救济
情况紧急， 救 援刻不容缓。
Qíngkuàng jǐnjí, jiùyuán kèbùrónghuǎn.
The situation is urgent; the rescue cannot wait a moment.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 刻不容缓
这批文物得到了及时抢 救 。
Zhè pī wénwù dédào le jíshí qiǎngjiù.
These relics were rescued in time.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 抢救
他的英明决策挽 救 了公司。
Tā de yīngmíng juécè wǎnjiù le gōngsī.
His wise decision saved the company.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 英明
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From the travel phrasebook
请帮我叫 救 护车。
Qǐng bāng wǒ jiào jiùhùchē.
Please call an ambulance.
Travel phrasebook · Pharmacy and emergencies
救 appears in 35 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 救
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 救
How is 救 used in a sentence?
This page shows 35 sentences using 救 (jiù, "Rescue (save - assist)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 救 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 救 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 救 an HSK word?
Yes — 救 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 救?
The dictionary page for 救 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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