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拯救
zhěngjiù
Description
"拯救"的意思是帮助别人离开危险，让他们平安。
"拯救" means to help someone escape danger and keep them safe.
这个词比较正式，常用来说救人、救动物或者救世界。
This word is quite formal and is often used to talk about saving people, animals, or the world.
Meanings
拯救zhěngjiù
to save; to rescue from danger
医生拯救了很多病人的生命。
The doctor saved many patients' lives.
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Notes
- Etymology
拯 (to lift up/rescue) + 救 (to save), two similar characters forming a formal compound.
- Nuance
more formal and dramatic than 救; often about saving lives, the world, or a serious situation.
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