"To call for help" in Chinese — 呼救 (hū jiù)

呼

救

hū jiù

to call for help

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Definitions

1to call for help

Stroke order

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呼

救

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄨ

hū

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄐㄧㄡˋ

jiù

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 呼救 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

落水的人大声呼救。
luò shuǐ de rén dà shēng hū jiù。
The person who had fallen into the water shouted for help.

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Related words

救

jiù

to save

称呼

chēng hu

to call

呼吸

hū xī

to breathe

招呼

zhāo hu

to call out to

救灾

jiù zāi

to relieve disaster

抢救

qiǎng jiù

to rescue

急救

jí jiù

to give emergency treatment

救命

jiù mìng

to save sb's life

救援

jiù yuán

to save

救助

jiù zhù

to help sb in trouble

补救

bǔ jiù

to remedy

呼唤

hū huàn

to call out (a name etc)

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To call for help in Chinese: 呼救 (hū jiù)