---
title: "Jiuzhi Meaning: 救治 (to treat and save) or 就职 (to take office)?"
description: "救治 (jiùzhì) means “to treat and save (a patient); to give emergency treatment”. Not the jiuzhi you heard? See 就职. Hear its tones, see what 救 and 治 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiuzhi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 救治 mean?

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救治 jiùzhì

## to treat and save (a patient); to give emergency treatment

## Its characters

1. 救 jiù to save
2. 治 zhì to treat

## In a sentence

病人经过及时救治，已经脱离危险。 Thanks to prompt treatment, the patient is now out of danger.

[More about 救治](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%95%91%E6%B2%BB)

## Other words said jiuzhi

- [就职jiùzhíto take office](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B0%B1%E8%81%8C)

## More words with 救 or 治

- [法治 fǎzhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fazhi)
- [急救 jíjiù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jijiu)
- [救护车 jiùhùchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiuhuche)
- [救命 jiùmìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiuming)
- [救援 jiùyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiuyuan)
- [救助 jiùzhù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiuzhu)
- [抢救 qiǎngjiù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiangjiu)
- [搜救 sōujiù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/soujiu)
- [拯救 zhěngjiù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhengjiu)
- [政治 zhèngzhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhengzhi)

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