zhěng

common
verb

Meaning of

拯 means to rescue; to save; to deliver. Pronounced zhěng.

  • to rescue; to save; to deliver

Character Info

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Components

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Definitions & Examples

Zhèng
pài
jūn
duì
zhěng
jiù
le
bèi
kùn
de
kuàng
gōng
 

The government sent troops to rescue the trapped miners.

Zhì
yuàn
zhě
men
zhèng
zài
zhěng
jiù
shòu
zāi
qún
zhòng
 

Volunteers are rescuing the affected people.

de
shàn
zhěng
jiù
le
zhè
ge
bīn
lín
chǎn
de
jiā
tíng
 

His kind act saved this family on the brink of bankruptcy.

Zhè
xiàng
zhèng
zhěng
jiù
le
shù
shī
gōng
rén
 

This policy saved countless unemployed workers.

shēng
de
jīng
zhàn
shù
zhěng
jiù
le
de
shēng
mìng
 

The doctor's superb medical skills saved his life.