| jiù | to save/to assist/to rescue |
| 救 | to save to assist to rescue |
| 救世 | salvation |
| 救世主 | the Savior (in Christianity) |
| 救世军 | Salvation Army (protestant philanthropic organization founded in London in 1865) |
| 救主 | Savior |
| 救亡 | to save from extinction to save the nation |
| 救亡图存 | save the nation from subjugation and ensure its survival |
| 救亡运动 | national salvation movement |
| 救兵 | reinforcements |
| 救出 | to rescue to pluck from danger |
| 救助 | aid to help sb in trouble |
| 救助基金 | a relief fund |
| 救助条款 | rescue clause |
| 救助船 | a rescue ship |
| 救助费用 | salvage charges |
| 救命 | to save sb's life (interjection) Help! (interjection) Save me! |
| 救命恩人 | saviour |
| 救命稻草 | straw to clutch at |
| 救国 | to save the nation |
| 救场 | go on stage as a last-minute understudy |