kuānɡ

匡复

Word · VerbTraditional匡

correct; assist; save

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Meanings

3 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to correct; to rectify

literary
Kuānɡ匡
miù谬
zhèng正
sú俗
 。

Correct errors and rectify customs.

Tā他
nǔ努
lì力
kuānɡ匡
zhèng正
zì自
jǐ己
de的
cuò错
wù误
 。

He worked hard to correct his own mistakes.

2.

verb

to assist; to help

literary
Kuānɡ匡
jì济
tiān天
xià下
 。

To assist and benefit the world.

Tā他
kuānɡ匡
fú扶
yòu幼
zhǔ主
 ，
wěn稳
dìng定
le了
cháo朝
jú局
 。

He assisted the young sovereign and stabilized the court.

3.

verb

to save (a country); to rescue from peril

literary

A formal, classical usage often found in historical or political contexts.

Kuānɡ匡
fú扶
shè社
jì稷
 。

To save the nation from peril.

Zài在
guó国
jiā家
wēi危
nàn难
zhī之
jì际
 ，
yīng英
xióng雄
tǐng挺
shēn身
ér而
chū出
 ，
kuānɡ匡
fù复
tiān天
xià下
 。

When the country was in peril, heroes stepped forward to save the nation.