cứu nhân
Definition
- Verb:
- To save people, to rescue humans: "cứu nhân" refers to the act of saving or rescuing people from danger, suffering, or peril. It carries a strong moral and altruistic connotation.
- To perform humanitarian aid: It can also imply providing help or relief to people in distress.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Lương y như từ mẫu, nhiệm vụ của họ là cứu nhân. (A good physician is like a mother; their duty is to save people.)
- Anh ấy đã dũng cảm nhảy xuống sông để cứu nhân. (He bravely jumped into the river to rescue people.)
Advanced Usage
- "cứu nhân độ thế": This is a more formal and often religious or philosophical compound phrase meaning "to save humanity and help the world." It describes a grand, compassionate mission to alleviate the suffering of all people.
- Tấm lòng của vị lãnh tụ ấy hướng đến mục tiêu cứu nhân độ thế. (That leader's heart is set on the goal of saving humanity and helping the world.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cứu (v): To save, to rescue. This is the core verb.
- cứu hỏa (firefighting), cứu trợ (to provide relief aid).
- Cứu giúp (v): To help and save, to aid.
- Tổ chức này chuyên cứu giúp người nghèo. (This organization specializes in helping the poor.)
- Cứu nạn (v): To rescue from a disaster/accident.
- Đội cứu nạn đã có mặt rất nhanh. (The rescue team arrived very quickly.)
- Nhân (n): Human, person. (A literary or formal term; in modern Vietnamese, "người" is more common).
- nhân loại (humanity), nhân đạo (humane).
Synonyms
- Giải cứu (v): To rescue, to liberate (often from a specific, dire situation).
- Cứu mạng (v): To save someone's life.
- Bảo vệ (v): To protect (can imply saving from harm).
Notes on Usage
- "Cứu nhân" is a somewhat literary or formal term. In everyday speech, Vietnamese speakers more commonly use specific phrases like cứu người (to save a person/people) or the single verb cứu.
- It is often found in proverbs, classical literature, or in contexts discussing ethics, medicine, or heroism.
- The term emphasizes the humanistic value of the act, focusing on saving human lives and alleviating human suffering.