How to say “rescue” in Chinese
rescue, come to the aid
“Rescue” in Chinese is 救援, jiù yuán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
救援 is read jiù yuán: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 求 qiú hints at the sound; on the right, 攵 “strike, act”.
On the left, 扌 “hand”: lending a hand. The right part is the same as in 暖 nuǎn.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “救援”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 救援. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 救援人员连夜赶到了灾区。jiùyuánrényuánliányègǎndàolezāiqūRescuers rushed to the disaster area that same night.
More words from the lesson “Rescuers”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “rescue” in Chinese?
“Rescue” in Chinese is 救援, pinyin jiùyuán.
What does 救援 mean?
救援 (jiùyuán) means “rescue, come to the aid”.
How do you write 救援?
救援 is 2 characters: 救 (jiù) — save, rescue; 援 (yuán) — aid, rescue. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 救援?
救援 is read jiùyuán. Tones: jiù — fourth tone, yuán — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“rescue” in the lesson “Rescuers”
This word is from the topic “Energy, ecology, disasters” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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