救急 (jiù jí) — to help meet urgent needs; to provide emergency relief
Definition
救急 means to step in and help with an urgent, pressing need — a loan to cover a shortfall, emergency funds for a company, or rescue help in a crisis. Often used as 救个急, like asking for a short-term favor.
verb
to help meet urgent needsto provide emergency relief
Examples
- ，救急，。Zhè cì huǒ zāi, duō kuī xiāo fáng yuán jí shí jiù jí, méi yǒu zào chéng shāng wáng.Thanks to the firefighters' timely emergency response, there were no casualties in this fire.
- ，？Nǐ néng jiù gè jí, xiān bāng wǒ fù yí xià dǎ chē fèi ma?Can you do me a favor and cover my taxi fare for now?
- 。Tā yòng zì jǐ de jī xù jiù le gōng sī de jí.He used his own savings to help the company through an emergency.
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