抢救
Old HSK 6
抢救 (qiǎngjiù) · to rescue
抢救 (qiǎngjiù) means “to rescue; to save (life, emergency)”. It is written with 2 characters: 抢 (to grab) + 救 (to save). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 抢救 is built
The characters
抢 qiǎng · to grab
What 抢 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 仓cāng — granary
- 人rén — person
- 㔾xiān — seal
救 jiù · to save
What 救 is made of
- 求qiú — to seek
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 氺shui — structural part
- 亅 — hook
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 求 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
医生正在抢救病人。Yīshēng zhèngzài qiǎngjiù bìngrén.The doctors are trying to save the patient.
经过抢救，他终于醒了过来。Jīngguò qiǎngjiù, tā zhōngyú xǐng le guòlai.After emergency treatment, he finally came to.
Questions about 抢救
What does 抢救 mean?
抢救 (qiǎngjiù) means “to rescue; to save (life, emergency)”.
How do you pronounce 抢救?
抢救 is pronounced qiǎngjiù.
Which HSK level is 抢救?
抢救 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 抢劫qiǎngjiéto rob
- 抢qiǎngto grab
- 救护车jiùhùchēambulance
- 补救bǔjiùto remedy
- 救济jiùjìto give relief
- 挽救wǎnjiùto save
- 救jiùto save
Learn 抢救 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 146: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.