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Expressing "to save" or "to rescue" with 救 (jiù)
Structure
Subject + 救 + Person
Explanation
The verb 救 (jiù) means "to save," "to rescue," or "to help someone out of danger." It is a single-character verb commonly used in both urgent and everyday contexts. For example, 救她 means "to save her."
Examples
消防员冲进火里救了那个孩子。
Xiāofángyuán chōng jìn huǒ lǐ jiù le nà ge háizi.
The firefighter rushed into the fire and saved the child.
谁来救救我，我的电脑又坏了！
Shéi lái jiùjiù wǒ, wǒ de diànnǎo yòu huài le!
Someone help me — my computer broke down again!
快去河边，有人落水了，赶快去救人！
Kuài qù hébiān, yǒu rén luòshuǐ le, gǎnkuài qù jiù rén!
Quick, go to the riverbank—someone has fallen into the water, hurry and save them!
消防员冲进火里救了那个孩子。
Xiāofángyuán chōng jìn huǒ lǐ jiù le nàge háizi.
The firefighter rushed into the fire and saved the child.
谁来救救我，我的电脑又坏了！
Shéi lái jiùjiù wǒ, wǒ de diànnǎo yòu huài le!
Someone help me—my computer is broken again!
快去河边，有人落水了，赶快去救人！
Kuài qù hébiān, yǒu rén luòshuǐ le, gǎnkuài qù jiù rén!
Quick, go to the riverbank—someone has fallen into the water, hurry and save them!