RESCUE    拯救救

To DEFEND someone so as to CAUSE him/her to ESCAPE.
SAVESAVE FROM DANGERSAVE THE LIFE OFCOME TO THE AID OFFREESET FREERELEASELIBERATE
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for rescuing someone is jiù 救. 2. Jì 濟 refers to a successful campaign to save something from imminent decline or ruin. 3. Zhěng 拯 is a dramatic word for a rescuing operation. 4. Zhèn 振 is a dramatic word for a rescuing operation involving clear overtones of not only rescuing someone from an acute situation of danger but also following this operation up with lasting help. 5. Zhèn 賑 refers to a rescuing operation centering around material help.
Modern Chinese Criteria
拯救 救 拯 搭救 解救 搶救 營救 匡救 挽救 援救 救援 匡 救苦救難 救死扶傷 解衣推食 普渡眾生 解民倒懸 從井救人 死馬當活馬醫 救命 救生 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • DEFEND　SAFEGUARD so as to CAUSE NOT TO be DEFEATED WHEN ATTACKED OR ACCUSED. (anc: 7/0, child: 1)
  • SAFEGUARD　HAVE AND CAUSE NOT TO BECOME DAMAGED. (anc: 6/0, child: 5)
  • HAVE　RELATION to something such that it BE-IN:is in one OR is CONTROLLED by one. (anc: 5/0, child: 5)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 11.25

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 11.26

  • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 309

  • 論衡同義詞研究 ( LUNHENG TONGYI 2004) p. 127

  • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 381

  • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 82B

    • Words (20 items)

    救  jiù OC: kus MC: kɨu 51 Attributions

    The current general word for rescuing someone is jiù 救.

      Word relations
    • Object: 火/FIRE The standard word for fire is huǒ 火.
    • Contrast: 拯/RESCUE Zhěng 拯 is a dramatic word for a rescuing operation.
    • Contrast: 助/HELP The most general current word for helping someone else to perform a task is probably zhù 助 (ant. zǔ 阻 "hinder") which can refer to support given to men or other creatures.
    • Contrast: 愈/CURE The result of successful therapy is standardly yù 愈/瘉, yǐ 已 "cure" and chú 除 "the getting rid of the disease".
    • Assoc: 匡/HELP
    • Synon: 拯/RESCUE Zhěng 拯 is a dramatic word for a rescuing operation.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactsuccour; help, rescuing operation; rescue
    • v[adN]rescue troopsCH
    • vt(oN)to rescue (a contextually defined person)
    • vt[oN]rescue people
    • vtoNN=humancome to (someone's) aid, come to the rescue of, support someone in adversity
    • vtoNN=staterescue (a state etc)
    • vtoNPab{S}prevent the undesirable SCH
    • vtoNpassivebe rescued, receive succour
    • vtoNreflexive.自save (oneself)
    • vtt(oN.)+V[0]N=humsave the contextually determinate people from doing something
    • vtt(oN1.)+N2rescue the contextually determinate N1 from N2
    振  zhèn OC: kljɯns MC: tɕin
    振  zhēn OC: kljɯn MC: tɕin 10 Attributions

    Zhèn 振 is a dramatic word for a rescuing operation involving clear overtones of not only rescuing someone from an acute situation of danger but also following this operation up with lasting help.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNsuccour, come to the aid of; save from (e.g. punishment); occasionally: aid and abet
    濟  jì OC: tsiils MC: tsei 9 Attributions

    Jì 濟 refers to a successful campaign to save something from imminent decline or ruin.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNrescue from (a sad situation), save from (disaster)
    • vttoN.+V[0]rescue N from V-ingCH
    拯  zhěng OC: kjɯŋʔ MC: tɕɨŋ 5 Attributions

    Zhěng 拯 is a dramatic word for a rescuing operation.

      Word relations
    • Contrast: 救/RESCUE The current general word for rescuing someone is jiù 救.
    • Synon: 救/RESCUE The current general word for rescuing someone is jiù 救.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNLSCQ: rescue (someone drowning)
    免  miǎn OC: mronʔ MC: miɛn 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcausativecause to escape, rescue
    賑  zhèn OC: kljɯns MC: tɕin 3 Attributions

    Zhèn 賑 refers to a rescuing operation centering around material help.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNsuccour, relieve and aid (the distressed) with material aid
    匡救  kuāng jiù OC: khʷaŋ kus MC: khi̯ɐŋ kɨu 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNguard against, save from
    紓  shū OC: lʰa MC: ɕi̯ɤ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcome to the rescue of
    趨  qū OC: tsho MC: tshi̯o 1 Attribution
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    • vtoNhasten to guard against
    釋  shì OC: lʰaɡ MC: ɕiɛk 1 Attribution
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    • vtoNdissolve, unravel, relieve (siege etc)
    解救  jiě jiù OC: kreeʔ kus MC: kɣɛ kɨu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtt(oN1.)+N2rescue the contextually determinate N1 from N2
    攜拯  xié zhěng MC: hwej tsyingX OC: ɡʷlee kjɯŋʔ 1 Attribution
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    • VPt(oN)conativecarry and try to rescue the contextually determinate personDS
    救濟  jiù jì OC: kus tsiils MC: kɨu tsei 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactengage in rescuing others
    救解  jiù jiě OC: kus kreeʔ MC: kɨu kɣɛ 1 Attribution
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    • VPtoNreflexive.自save (oneself) so as to extricate (oneself)
    存亡  cún wáng MC: dzwon mjang OC: sɡɯɯn maŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabsaving what is facing imminent ruinCH
    振救  zhèn jiù OC: kljɯns kus MC: tɕin kɨu
    賑救  zhèn jiù OC: kljɯns kus MC: tɕin kɨu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNrescue
    潤濟  rùn jì OC: njuns tsiils MC: ȵʷin tsei 1 Attribution
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    • NPabactthe saving ( e.g. of souls, in Buddhism) DCD: 救濟。
    濟活  jì huó OC: tsiils ɡood MC: tsei ɦʷɑt 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNresultativesave
    救療  jiù liáo OC: kus ɡ-rews MC: kɨu liɛu 0 Attributions
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    • VPtoNpassivebe rescued
    • VPtoNresultativerescue
    救護  jiù hù OC: kus ɢʷaaɡs MC: kɨu ɦuo̝ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactengage in saving and thus protecting people from harm
    • VPtoNresultativerescue so as to protect