pū​jiù

to fight a fire

  • created sense approved 扑救/撲救 · pū​jiù · to fight a fire — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扑救 / 撲救

    pū​jiù

    to fight a fire

    to extinguish a fire and save lives or property; to fight a fire

    扑 (literal) → 扑/撲 · pū · to beat 救 (literal) → 救 · jiù · to stop

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 扑救/撲救 · pū​jiù · to dive for a ball — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扑救 / 撲救

    pū​jiù

    to dive for a ball

    to make a diving save, such as a goalkeeper diving for a ball in soccer, hockey, or volleyball

    扑 (literal) → 扑/撲 · pū · to throw oneself at 救 (literal) → 救 · jiù · to save

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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