拯救 zhěng jiù to save / to rescue syn 救命 jiù mìng to save sb's life / (interj.) Help! / Save me! syn 保存 bǎo cún to conserve / to preserve / to keep / to save (a file etc) (computing) syn 救援 jiù yuán to save / to support / to help / to assist syn 保住 bǎo zhù to preserve / to save 挽救 wǎn jiù to save / to remedy / to rescue syn 解救 jiě jiù to rescue / to help out of difficulties / to save the situation syn 活命 huó mìng life / to survive / to save a life / to scrape a living syn 节省 節省 jié shěng saving / to save / to use sparingly / to cut down on syn 积蓄 積蓄 jī xù to save / to put aside / savings syn 保全 bǎo quán to save from damage / to preserve / to maintain / to keep in good repair / (Tw) security guard syn 节食 節食 jié shí to save food / to go on a diet 水源 shuǐ yuán water source / water supply / headwaters of a river syn 储蓄 儲蓄 chǔ xù to save money (in a bank) / savings syn 冷水 lěng shuǐ cold water / unboiled water / fig. not yet ready (of plans) syn 救生 jiù shēng to save a life / life-saving syn 自来水 自來水 zì lái shuǐ running water / tap water 存储 存儲 cún chǔ to store up / to stockpile / (computer) to save / to store / memory / storage syn 清水 qīng shuǐ fresh water / drinking water / clear water 放水 fàng shuǐ to turn on the water / to let water out / (sports) to throw a game syn 跳水 tiào shuǐ to dive (into water) / (sports) diving / to commit suicide by jumping into water / (fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically 省钱 省錢 shěng qián to save money 援救 yuán jiù to come to the aid of / to save / to rescue from danger / to relieve syn 淡水 dàn shuǐ potable water (water with low salt content) / fresh water 饮用水 飲用水 yǐn yòng shuǐ drinking water / potable water 省去 shěng qù to omit / to dispense with / to make unnecesary / to save (time, trouble etc) syn 水枪 水槍 shuǐ qiāng water pistol (toy) / water gun / sprinkler / water cannon 开水 開水 kāi shuǐ boiled water / boiling water syn 水性 shuǐ xìng swimming ability / characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc) / aqueous / water-based (paint etc) 积水 積水 jī shuǐ to collect water / to be covered with water / to pond / accumulated water / ponding syn 注水 zhù shuǐ to pour water into / to inject water into 省得 shěng de to avoid / so as to save (money or time) syn 力挽狂澜 力挽狂瀾 lì wǎn kuáng lán to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom) / fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis syn 取水 qǔ shuǐ water intake / to obtain water (from a well etc) 积攒 積攢 jī zǎn to save bit by bit / to accumulate syn 凉水 涼水 liáng shuǐ cool water / unboiled water syn 扑救 撲救 pū jiù firefighting / to extinguish a fire and save life and property / to dive (of goalkeeper in soccer) syn 苦水 kǔ shuǐ bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates) / suffering / digestive fluids rising from stomach to the mouth / fig. bitter complaint syn 废水 廢水 fèi shuǐ waste water / drain water / effluent 水资源 水資源 shuǐ zī yuán water resources / drinking water 滴水 dī shuǐ water drop / dripping water 净水 淨水 jìng shuǐ clean water / purified water 浸水 jìn shuǐ to immerse in water / to drench / to inundate / irrigation water 省力 shěng lì to save labor / to save effort syn 治病救人 zhì bìng jiù rén to treat the disease to save the patient / to criticize a person in order to help him 水土 shuǐ tǔ water and soil / surface water / natural environment (extended meaning) / climate 吃水 chī shuǐ drinking water / to obtain water (for daily needs) / to absorb water / draft (of ship) syn 水陆 水陸 shuǐ lù water and land / by water and land (transport) / amphibian / delicacies from land and sea syn 绿水 綠水 lǜ shuǐ green water / crystal-clear water syn 上水 shàng shuǐ upper reaches (of a river) / to go upstream / to add some water / to water (a crop etc) syn 节余 節餘 jié yú to save / savings syn 少来 少來 shǎo lái refrain (from doing sth) / (coll.) Come on! / Give me a break! / Save it! 泡饭 泡飯 pào fàn to soak cooked rice in soup or water / cooked rice reheated in boiling water 因小失大 yīn xiǎo shī dà to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom) syn 节衣缩食 節衣縮食 jié yī suō shí to save on food and clothing (idiom) / to live frugally syn 水柱 shuǐ zhù stream of water (as from a fountain or a faucet) / jet of water 省却 省卻 shěng què to save / to get rid of (so saving space) syn 花露水 huā lù shuǐ perfumed toilet water / eau de cologne / floral water / hydrosol syn 灌水 guàn shuǐ to irrigate / to pour water into / to inject water into meat to increase its weight (plumping) / to cook the books / to post low-value messages (small talk etc) on Internet forums 另存为 另存為 lìng cún wèi save as (a file) 另存为 另存為 lìng cún wéi Save As ... (menu option in a software application) 下水 xià shuǐ downstream / to go into the water / to put into water / to launch (a ship) / fig. to fall into bad ways / to lead astray / to go to pot syn 出水 chū shuǐ to discharge water / to appear out of the water / to break the surface 节电 節電 jié diàn to save electricity / power saving syn 进水 進水 jìn shuǐ to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc) / to get flooded / inflow of water 省电 省電 shěng diàn to save electricity 饮水机 飲水機 yǐn shuǐ jī water dispenser / water cooler / drinking fountain 省事 shěng shì to simplify matters / to save trouble syn 救国 救國 jiù guó to save the nation syn 地藏 dì zàng Kṣitigarbha, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi) / also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva 另存 lìng cún to save (a file) after options (name, location, format etc) have been selected by the user 打水 dǎ shuǐ to draw water / to splash water 水表 shuǐ biǎo water meter / indicator of water level 引水 yǐn shuǐ to pilot a ship / to channel water / to draw water (for irrigation) syn 中水 zhōng shuǐ reclaimed water / recycled water 存钱 存錢 cún qián to deposit money / to save money 烧水 燒水 shāo shuǐ to heat water / to boil water 救亡 jiù wáng to save from extinction / to save the nation syn 水渍 水漬 shuǐ zì water spot / water stain / wet spot / damp patch / water damage 浇花 澆花 jiāo huā to water the plants / to water the garden 水上运动 水上運動 shuǐ shàng yùn dòng water sports / aquatic motion / movement over water 菱角 líng jiǎo water caltrop or water chestnut (genus Trapa) syn 节支 節支 jié zhī to save on expenditure 原水 yuán shuǐ raw water / unpurified water 滑水 huá shuǐ water skiing / to water-ski 勤王 qín wáng to serve the king diligently / to save the country in times of danger / to send troops to rescue the king 开源节流 開源節流 kāi yuán jié liú lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom) / to increase income and save on spending / to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure syn 苏打水 蘇打水 sū dá shuǐ soda water / carbonated water 水罐 shuǐ guàn container for holding and pouring water (or other liquid): jug, pitcher, clay jar, jerry can, water bottle etc 转圜 轉圜 zhuǎn huán to save or redeem (a situation) / to mediate / to intercede 泽泻 澤瀉 zé xiè common water plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica) / water plantain rhizome (used in TCM) syn 枯水 kū shuǐ scarce water / low water level 轻水 輕水 qīng shuǐ light water (as opposed to heavy water) / see light water reactor 輕水反應堆|轻水反应堆 要脸 要臉 yào liǎn to save sb's face 救场 救場 jiù chǎng to save the show (for instance by stepping in for an absent actor) 碱水 鹼水 jiǎn shuǐ lye water / alkaline water (used in cooking) 救 jiù to save / to assist / to rescue syn 节 節 jié joint / node / (bound form) section / segment / solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) / seasonal festival / (bound form) to economize / to save / (bound form) moral integrity / chastity / classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc / knot (nautical miles per hour) syn 省 shěng to save / to economize / to be frugal / to omit / to delete / to leave out / province / provincial capital / a ministry (of the Japanese government) syn 