求救
qiújiù
to cry for help
Characters in this word
救 jiù
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 求 to seek 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 登山队在暴风雪中迷路，只好通过卫星电话求救。 Dēngshān duì zài bàofēngxuě zhōng mílù, zhǐhǎo tōngguò wèixīng diànhuà qiújiù. The mountaineering team got lost in the snowstorm and had to call for help by satellite phone.
- 听到有人在河边大声求救，他马上跑了过去。 Tīngdào yǒu rén zài hébiān dàshēng qiújiù, tā mǎshàng pǎo le guòqù. Hearing someone shout for help by the river, he ran over at once.
- 迷路的孩子哭着向路人求救。 Mílù de háizi kūzhe xiàng lùrén qiújiù. The lost child cried and asked passers-by for help.
Related words
- 请求 qǐngqiú to request; request
- 求 qiú to beg; to ask for
- 要求 yāoqiú requirement; request
- 需求 xūqiú need; demand
- 征求 zhēngqiú to ask for
- 追求 zhuīqiú to pursue
- 寻求 xúnqiú to seek
- 求婚 qiúhūn to propose marriage
- 求职 qiúzhí to apply for a job
- 求助 qiúzhù to ask for help
- 哀求 āiqiú to implore; to beg pitifully
- 供不应求 gōngbúyìngqiú demand exceeds supply; supply falls short of demand