Definition
拯 is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'save' or 'rescue', but it cannot stand alone as a word. It always appears as the first element in compounds, most commonly in 拯救 ('to save/rescue') and related words like 拯救者 ('savior'). You will mostly encounter it in formal or written Chinese.
b.f.
to saveto rescue (bound form, used in compounds like 拯救)
Examples
- 。Yīshēngmen quánlì zhěng jiù shāngzhě.The doctors did their best to save the injured.
- 。Zhè cì zhěng jiù xíngdòng fēicháng chénggōng.This rescue operation was very successful.
- 。Dàjiā dōu chēngzàn tā shì rénmín de zhěng jiù zhě.Everyone praises him as a savior of the people.
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