No. 782 in Vietnamese
cứu
"Rescue" or "save."
In a sentence
Tôi cảm ơn bạn đã cứu tôi.
I am thankful to you for saving me.
In this sentence, 'cứu' is used in the sense of 'to save' or 'to rescue' someone from harm or danger.
Chúng ta cần cứu những loài động vật đang có nguy cơ tuyệt chủng.
We need to save the endangered animals.
Here, 'cứu' is utilized to indicate the act of preserving or protecting species from extinction.
Tôi cố gắng cứu bữa súp bị nấu sai.
I tried to salvage the soup that was cooked incorrectly.
In this context, 'cứu' is metaphorically used to mean 'salvage' or 'recover' something within certain scenarios.
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