How to say “save” in Chinese
save (a life)
“Save” in Chinese is 抢救, qiǎng jiù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
抢救 is read qiǎng jiù: 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, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 仓 cāng hints at the reading.
On the left, 求 qiú hints at the sound; on the right, 攵 “strike, act”.
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 “抢救”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 抢救. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 医生正在抢救病人。yīshēngzhèngzàiqiǎngjiùbìngrénThe doctors are fighting for the patient's life.
- 经过抢救他终于醒了jīngguòqiǎngjiù,tāzhōngyúxǐngleAfter the doctors fought to save him, he finally came to.
More words from the lesson “Emergency”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “save” in Chinese?
“Save” in Chinese is 抢救, pinyin qiǎngjiù.
What does 抢救 mean?
抢救 (qiǎngjiù) means “save (a life)”.
How do you write 抢救?
抢救 is 2 characters: 抢 (qiǎng) — snatch; rush to; 救 (jiù) — save, rescue. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 抢救?
抢救 is read qiǎngjiù. Tones: qiǎng — third tone, jiù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“save” in the lesson “Emergency”
This word is from the topic “Health” of HSK 5. 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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