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
Hypernym
  • DEFENDSAFEGUARD so as to CAUSE NOT TO be DEFEATED WHEN ATTACKED OR ACCUSED.
    • SAFEGUARDHAVE AND CAUSE NOT TO BECOME DAMAGED.
      • HAVERELATION to something such that it BE-IN:is in one OR is CONTROLLED by one.
        • RELATIONFEATURE of TWO OR MORE THINGS TOGETHER....
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 ／

  • 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

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
紓  shū OC: lʰa MC: ɕi̯ɤ 3 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNcome to the rescue of
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
趨  qū OC: tsho MC: tshi̯o 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNhasten to guard against
釋  shì OC: lʰaɡ MC: ɕiɛk 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNdissolve, unravel, relieve (siege etc)
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
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
    Syntactic words
  • VPtoNreflexive.自save (oneself) so as to extricate (oneself)
潤濟  rùn jì OC: njuns tsiils MC: ȵʷin tsei 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • 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
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 kjɯŋʔDS 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • VPt(oN)conativecarry and try to rescue the contextually determinate personDS
存亡  cún wáng MC: dzwon mjang OC: sɡɯɯn maŋCH 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • NPabsaving what is facing imminent ruinCH
救療  jiù liáo OC: kus ɡ-rews MC: kɨu liɛu 0 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • 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

Existing SW for

Here are Syntactic Words already defined in the database: