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呼救

hū jiù

to call for help

速效救心丸

sù xiào jiù xīn wán

fast-acting heart pills (a medication developed in China in 1982 to treat heart conditions including angina)

远水不救近火

yuǎn shuǐ bù jiù jìn huǒ

see 遠水救不了近火|远水救不了近火[yuan3 shui3 jiu4 bu5 liao3 jin4 huo3]

远水救不了近火

yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ

water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here

防化救援

fáng huà jiù yuán

antichemical rescue

不可救药

bù kě jiù yào

incurable

人道救援

rén dào jiù yuán

humanitarian aid

围魏救赵

wéi wèi jiù zhào

lit. to besiege 魏[Wei4] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhao4] (idiom)

自救

zì jiù

to get oneself out of trouble

得救

dé jiù

to be saved

从井救人

cóng jǐng jiù rén

to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself

急救

jí jiù

to give emergency treatment