How to say “call for help” in Chinese
call for help
“Call for help” in Chinese is 求救, qiú jiù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
求救 is read qiú 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
It hints at the sound in 球 qiú “ball”.
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 “求救”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 求救. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他用手机发出了求救信号tāyòngshǒujīfāchūleqiújiùxìnhàoHe sent a distress signal from his phone.
More words from the lesson “Rescuers”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “call for help” in Chinese?
“Call for help” in Chinese is 求救, pinyin qiújiù.
What does 求救 mean?
求救 (qiújiù) means “call for help”.
How do you write 求救?
求救 is 2 characters: 求 (qiú) — ask, seek; 救 (jiù) — save, rescue. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 求救?
求救 is read qiújiù. Tones: qiú — second tone, jiù — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“call for help” 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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