救

• 拼音: jiù
• 汉字拆解: 救 = 求 (to seek, phonetic) + 攵 (to act/strike), meaning to take action to help someone

含义

To save; to rescue; to help someone out of danger. The act of delivering someone from a harmful or dangerous situation.

Used for both physical rescue (saving from drowning, fire, accident) and more abstract salvation (saving a situation, rescuing a failing business). Common compounds include 救人 (save a person), 救命 (save a life / 'Help!'), 急救 (first aid), and 抢救 (emergency rescue).

例句

1. 消防员从火里救出了三个人。
2. 医生正在全力救这个病人。
3. 他跳进河里救了那个小孩。

用法指南

语境: emergency, medical, everyday

语气: urgent

正确说法

• 救命！有人掉进水里了！(Help! Someone fell into the water!)
• 谢谢你救了我。(Thank you for saving me.)

错误说法

• 请救我找到我的钥匙。(Don't use 救 for minor requests — it means saving from danger or harm. For finding keys, say 请帮我找到我的钥匙.)

起源与历史

Composed of 求 (to seek, phonetic) and 攵 (to strike/act). The original meaning was 'to stop someone from doing wrong,' later evolving to 'to save' or 'to rescue.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal