救 (gau3) — relieve; help; aid in Cantonese
gau˗₃救Mandarin Pinyin: jiu4
Meaning of 救
nounrelieve; help; aid
nounrescue; save; salvage
Example Sentences with 救
搶救病人
give emergency treatment to a patient
他用哈姆立克急救法救了我一命。
He saved my life using the Heimlich Maneuver.
siuˉ¹消fongˎ₄防jyunˎ₄員gau˗₃救ceotˉ¹出beiˍ₆被kwan˗₃困dinˍ₆電taiˉ¹梯noiˍ₆內ge˗₃嘅saamˉ¹三janˎ₄人。
Fire fighters rescued three people trapped inside a lift.
請捐款拯救瀕臨絕種動物
Please donate to help save the endangered animals.
與其補救於已然，不如防患於未然。
Prevention is better than cure.
Words Containing 救
搶救coeng2 gau3
to rescue; to save; to salvage
救世主gau3 sai3 zyu2
messiah, savior
搭救daap3 gau3
to rescue
企業救濟kei5 jip6 gau3 zai3
bailout (of a business)
救生衣gau3 saang1 ji1
life jacket; lifejacket
急救gap1 gau3
first aid; emergency treatment
救濟金gau3 zai3 gam1
relief funds
救援人員gau3 wun4 jan4 jyun4
rescue workers, relief workers
以水救火ji5 seoi2 gau3 fo2
dousing the flames
救主gau3 zyu2
Savior
救治gau3 zi6
cure
捨身救人se2 san1 gau3 jan4
sacrifice one's life to save others
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