# 呼救 (hūjiù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 呼救 (hūjiù) means “to call for help; to cry for help”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to call for help; to cry for help
- Pinyin: hūjiù (hu1 jiu4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他大声向路人呼救。
  Tā dàshēng xiàng lùrén hūjiù.
  He shouted loudly to call for help from passersby.

## Characters

- 呼 (hū): to call; to cry
- [救](https://hanziro.com/word/jiu-save/) (jiù): to save; to assist

https://hanziro.com/word/hu-jiu-call-help/

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