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接济 (jiē jì) — to give material assistance to; to help financially

Definition

接济 means to give ongoing material help (money, goods) to people in need, usually privately. 救济 is more official disaster/emergency relief; 援助 is formal institutional support.

verb
to give material assistance toto help financially

Examples

  • 接济。
    Tā měi yuè dōu ná chū yì xiē qián lái jiē jì pín kùn xué shēng.
    He sets aside some money every month to help poor students.
  • 接济。
    Zhè xiē wù zī shì yòng lái jiē jì zāi qū rén mín de.
    These supplies are used to provide material assistance to people in the disaster area.
  • 接济。
    Lín jū zhī jiān hù xiāng jiē jì shì yì zhǒng měi dé.
    Neighbors helping each other out is a virtue.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

接jiēhelp
济jìaid

Both 接 and 济 carry the sense of help or relief, so together they mean to aid someone materially.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
妾
妾qiè接jiē
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 shows a hand, matching the sense of receiving something in the hand, while 妾 gives the character its sound.

Open 接 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 濟; 济 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
齊
齊qí濟jì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 濟 pairs 水 (water) with 齊, which gives the sound; the simplified 济 is a later shorthand.

Open 济 →
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