(yuán) — to help, assist, support, or rescue; to cite, quote, or invoke

Definição

援 is a bound form meaning 'to aid / rescue' (援助) or 'to cite / quote' (援引) — it only appears in compounds, never alone. Think of it as the building-block meaning 'extend (a hand, evidence, support)'.

bound form
to helpassistsupportor rescueto citequoteor invoke

Exemplos

  • Guó jì shè huì fēn fēn shēn chū yuán shǒu.
    The international community has extended a helping hand one after another.
  • Zhèng fǔ pài chū le yuán zhù wù zī.
    The government sent aid supplies.
  • Tā zài bào gào zhōng yuán yǐn le dà liàng shù jù.
    He cited a large amount of data in the report.

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