| 援 | [ yuán ] to help, to assist, to aid |
| 援交 | [ yuán ] abbr. for 援助交際|援助交际[yuan2 zhu4 jiao1 ji4] |
| 援交妹 | [ yuán meì ] prostitute (slang), see also 援助交際|援助交际[yuan2 zhu4 jiao1 ji4] |
| 援交小姐 | [ yuán jie ] girl who engages in enjo-kōsai, see also 援助交際|援助交际[yuan2 zhu4 jiao1 ji4] |
| 援兵 | [ yuán bīng ] reinforcement |
| 援助 | [ yuán zhù ] to help, to support, to aid, aid, assistance |
| 援助之手 | [ yuán zhù zhī shoǔ ] a helping hand |
| 援助交際 | [ yuán zhù jì ] Enjo-kōsai or "compensated dating", a practice which originated in Japan where older men give money or luxury gifts to women for their companionship and sexual favors |
| 援助機構 | [ yuán zhù jī goù ] relief agency, emergency service, rescue organisation |
| 援引 | [ yuán yǐn ] to quote, to cite, to recommend (one's friend's, associates etc) |
| 援手 | [ yuán shoǔ ] assistance, a helping hand, to lend a hand |
| 援救 | [ yuán jiù ] to come to the aid of, to save, to rescue from danger, to relieve |
| 援用 | [ yuán yòng ] to quote, to cite |
| 援藏 | [ yuán zàng ] pro-Tibet, to support Tibet, to support Tibetan independence |
| 援軍 | [ yuán jūn ] (military) reinforcements |
| ⇒ 人道救援 | [ rén daò jiù yuán ] humanitarian aid |
| ⇒ 備援 | [ beì yuán ] backup (Tw) |
| ⇒ 圍城打援 | [ weí chéng dǎ yuán ] to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops |
| ⇒ 增援 | [ zēng yuán ] to reinforce |
| ⇒ 外援 | [ waì yuán ] foreign aid, external aid, (sports) foreign player, player recruited from overseas |
| ⇒ 奧援 | [ aò yuán ] hidden ally, powerful support, support, backup |
| ⇒ 孤立無援 | [ gū lì wú yuán ] isolated and without help |
| ⇒ 彈盡援絕 | [ dàn jìn yuán jué ] out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom); in desperate straits |
| ⇒ 後援 | [ hoù yuán ] reinforcement, back-up, supporting force |
| ⇒ 後援會 | [ hoù yuán huì ] support group (e.g. for an election candidate), fan club |
| ⇒ 應援 | [ yìng yuán ] (originally) to provide assistance, (more recently) to show one's support (for a singing idol etc) |
| ⇒ 技術援助 | [ jì shù yuán zhù ] technical assistance |
| ⇒ 抗美援朝 | [ kàng meǐ yuán chaó ] Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan) |
| ⇒ 攀援 | [ pān yuán ] to climb up (a rope etc), climbing (plant) |
| ⇒ 支援 | [ zhī yuán ] to provide assistance, to support, to back |
| ⇒ 救援 | [ jiù yuán ] to save, to support, to help, to assist |
| ⇒ 救援隊 | [ jiù yuán duì ] rescue team |
| ⇒ 求援 | [ qiú yuán ] to ask for help |
| ⇒ 無援 | [ wú yuán ] without support, helpless |
| ⇒ 畔援 | [ pàn yuán ] domineering, tyrannical |
| ⇒ 聲援 | [ shēng yuán ] to support (a cause) |
| ⇒ 請援 | [ qǐng yuán ] to request help, to appeal (for assistance) |
| ⇒ 軍事援助 | [ jūn shì yuán zhù ] military aid |
| ⇒ 防化救援 | [ fáng huà jiù yuán ] antichemical rescue |
| ⇒ 阻援 | [ zǔ yuán ] to block reinforcements |
| ⇒ 馳援 | [ chí yuán ] to rush to the rescue |
