kuāng

匡时

Word · VerbTraditional匡

correct; save

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Meanings

3 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to rectify; to correct

literary

Often used for correcting errors, setting things right, or helping someone onto the right path.

Péng朋
you友
yǒu有
guò过
cuò错
 ，
yīng应
dāng当
yǔ予
yǐ以
kuāng匡
zhèng正
 。

When a friend makes a mistake, one should help to correct it.

kuāng匡
miù谬

to correct errors

2.

verb

to assist; to help

literary

Used in a formal or literary context, often implying providing crucial support.

Kuāng匡
zhù助
wáng王
shì室
 ，
wěn稳
dìng定
shè社
jì稷
 。

To assist the royal house and stabilize the state.

3.

verb

to save a time of crisis; to rescue the world

literary

Refers specifically to grand, heroic actions to save society or the nation from peril. Often used in fixed phrases. This is the meaning explicitly given in the input.

Tā他
xiōng胸
huái怀
dà大
zhì志
 ，
yù欲
kuāng匡
shí时
jiù救
shì世
 。

He harbors great ambitions and wishes to save the age and rescue the world.

Kuāng匡
shí时
jì济
shì世
shì是
rén仁
rén人
zhì志
shì士
de的
lǐ理
xiǎng想
 。

Saving the age and aiding the world is the ideal of people with lofty aspirations.

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kuāng匡
shì世
zhī之
cái才

talent capable of saving the world