拯 (zhěng) — to save, to rescue (bound form, used in compounds like 拯救)
Definition
拯 (zhěng) is a bound form meaning 'to save/rescue' — it never stands alone and only appears in compounds like 拯救 ('to rescue, to save'). Use 救 by itself for the everyday verb.
bound form
to saveto rescue (bound form, used in compounds like 拯救)
Examples
- 。Yī shēng men quán lì zhěng jiù shāng zhě.The doctors did their best to save the injured.
- 。Zhè cì zhěng jiù xíng dòng fēi cháng chéng gōng.This rescue operation was very successful.
- 。Dà jiā dōu chēng zàn tā shì rén mín de zhěng jiù zhě.Everyone praises him as a savior of the people.
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