抢救

 

Pinyin: qiǎng jiù

Meaning：Rescue  

Sentence：外科医生们正在日夜工作以抢救他的生命。 Surgeons are working round the clock to save his life.

 

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抢：

 

Pinyin: qiāng qiǎng

Meaning: Against wind; rob

Radical: 扌

Stokes: 7

Traditional: 搶

Common words/Phrase:

抢劫[qiǎng jié] 【rob】

抢先[qiǎng xiān] 【to rush (to do sth urgent)】

抢购[qiǎng gòu] 【panic buying】

抢夺[qiǎng duó] 【plunder】

抢夺[qiǎng duó] 【plunder】

 

救：

 

Pinyin: jiù

Meaning: To save; to assist; to rescue

Radical: 攵

Stokes: 11

Traditional: 救

Common words/Phrase:

救援[jiù yuán] 【to save】 

救助[jiù zhù] 【salvation】

救命[jiù mìng] 【help】

救护车[jiù hù chē] 【ambulance】

救济[jiù jì] 【help out in a disaster with cash or goods】