援助
yuán zhù
Pinyin

Definition

援助
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yuán zhù
  1. to help
  2. to support
  3. to aid
  4. aid
  5. assistance

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

助
zhù
  1. 1 to help
  2. 2 to assist
帮助
bāng zhù
  1. 1 assistance
  2. 2 aid
  3. 3 to help
  4. 4 to assist
援助
yuán zhù
  1. 1 to help
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to aid
  4. 4 aid
  5. 5 assistance
互助
Hù zhù
  1. 1 Huzhu Tuzu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hǎi dōng dì qū], Qinghai
借助
jiè zhù
  1. 1 to draw support from
  2. 2 with the help of

Idioms (13)

助一臂之力
zhù yī bì zhī lì
  1. 1 to lend a helping hand (idiom)
助人为乐
zhù rén wéi lè
  1. 1 pleasure from helping others (idiom)
助纣为虐
zhù Zhòu wéi nu:è
  1. 1 lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shāng Zhòu wáng] in his oppression (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take the side of the evildoer
  3. 3 giving succor to the enemy
围城打援
wéi chéng dǎ yuán
  1. 1 to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops
失道寡助
shī dào guǎ zhù
  1. 1 an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. 2 cf 得道多助[dé dào duō zhù] a just cause attracts much support

Sample Sentences

在外交具体行动中依事件的严重程度，主要有：召回大使、降低外交级别、断交。而断交则属于外交具体行动中最严重的举动。如2012年九月，加拿大指责伊朗向叙利亚阿萨德政权提供军事援助，宣布断交。
zài wàijiāo jùtǐ xíngdòng zhōng yī shìjiàn de yánzhòng chéngdù ，zhǔyào yǒu ：zhàohuí dàshǐ 、jiàngdī wàijiāo jíbié 、duànjiāo 。ér duànjiāo zé shǔyú wàijiāo jùtǐ xíngdòng zhōng zuì yánzhòng de jǔdòng 。rú 2012 nián jiǔyuè ，Jiānádà zhǐzé yīlǎng xiàng xùlìyǎ āsàdé zhèngquán tígōng jūnshì yuánzhù ，xuānbù duànjiāo 。
In terms of practical diplomatic moves, according to how serious an incident is, the main ones are: recalling an ambassador, lowering an official's diplomatic rank and breaking off diplomatic ties. And breaking off diplomatic ties is the most serious among practical diplomatic moves. Like in September 2012, Canada criticized Iran for providing military aid to the Assad regime in Syria, and announced the breaking off of diplomatic ties.
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中国给非洲国家提供经济援助。
Zhōngguó gěi fēizhōu guójiā tígōng jīngjì yuánzhù 。
China gives African countries economic aid.
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美国给韩国提供了军事援助。
Měiguó gěi Hánguó tígōng le jūnshì yuánzhù 。
America gives South Korea military aid.
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这个律师决定给这位老太太法律援助。
zhè gè lǜshī juédìng gěi zhè wèi lǎotàitai fǎlǜ yuánzhù 。
This lawyer decided to give the old lady legal support pro bono.
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国际援助
guójì yuánzhù
International aid.
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今天早上甘肃省舟曲县突发特大泥石流自然灾害，现在降雨已经停止，搜救和援助工作正在进行中。
jīntiān zǎoshang Gānsù shěng Zhōuqū xiàn tūfā tè dà níshíliú zìrán zāihài ，xiànzài jiàngyǔ yǐjīng tíngzhǐ ，sōujiù hé yuánzhù gōngzuò zhèngzài jìnxíng zhōng 。
This morning in Zhouqu county of Gansu province a natural disaster occurred in the form of a sudden and exceptionally large mudslide. Currently the rain has stopped and search and rescue, as well as aid efforts, are in progress.
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我在的机构叫中国扶贫基金会，平时主要的职责是援助贫困地区的弱势群体，以及对海内外的捐赠基金进行管理。最近我们在搞一个活动，是去广西的贫困山区，帮助那边普及电脑。
wǒ zài de jīgòu jiào Zhōngguó fúpín jījīnhuì ，píngshí zhǔyào de zhízé shì yuánzhù pínkùn dìqū de ruòshì qúntǐ ，yǐjí duì hǎinèiwài de juānzèng jījīn jìnxíng guǎnlǐ 。zuìjìn wǒmen zài gǎo yī ge huódòng ，shì qù Guǎngxī de pínkùn shānqū ，bāngzhù nàbiān pǔjí diànnǎo 。
The organization I'm at is called the, “China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation”. Its usual responsibilities are to support disadvantaged communities in poor areas, as well as managing donations from all over the world. Recently, we've been putting together an activity in which we'll go to an impoverished mountainous region in Guangxi to help with the dissemination of computers.
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啊！法国竟然用了最新研制的生化武器。传染病已经在首都大规模爆发，请求联合国派遣医疗队援助！
ā ！Fǎguó jìngrán yòng le zuìxīn yánzhì de shēnghuàwǔqì 。chuánrǎnbìng yǐjīng zài shǒudū dàguīmó bàofā ，qǐngqiú Liánhéguó pàiqiǎn yīliáoduì yuánzhù ！
Whoa! Amazingly, France used its newly-designed biological weapon. There are large-scale breakouts of the disease in the capital city. We're requesting that the UN send medical assistance!
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