(shū) — to relieve, to alleviate; to remove, to resolve

Definition

A literary/bound verb meaning 'to relieve or ease' (a burden, pressure, difficulty). Almost always appears in compounds like 纾缓, 纾解, 纾困 — it is not used alone in everyday speech.

bound form
to relieveto alleviateto removeto resolve

Examples

  • Zhèng fǔ chū tái zhèng cè shū huǎn zhōng xiǎo qǐ yè de róng zī yā lì.
    The government introduced policies to ease the financing pressure on small and medium enterprises.
  • Zhè xiàng cuò shī yǒu zhù yú shū jiě jiù yè shì chǎng de jǐn zhāng zhuàng kuàng.
    This measure helps alleviate the tight situation in the job market.
  • Guó jiā shè lì le zhuān xiàng jī jīn lái shū kùn.
    The state set up a special fund to relieve difficulties.

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