抢险 (qiǎng xiǎn) — to carry out emergency rescue; to deal with a hazard urgently

Definition

抢险 is an official/formal verb meaning 'to carry out emergency rescue at a hazard' (floods, leaks, collapses). It contrasts with the more general 救 jiù ('to rescue people'), focusing on rushing to contain a disaster rather than saving individuals.

verb
to carry out emergency rescueto deal with a hazard urgently

Examples

  • ，抢险。
    Hóng shuǐ lái le, jiě fàng jūn zhèng zài qiǎng xiǎn.
    The flood is here, the People's Liberation Army is carrying out emergency rescue.
  • ，。
    Tā men lián xù qiǎng le sān tiān xiǎn, zhōng yú dǔ zhù le quē kǒu.
    They rushed to handle the emergency for three consecutive days and finally sealed the breach.
  • 抢险，。
    Zhè cì qiǎng xiǎn xíng dòng fēi cháng jí shí, bì miǎn le zhòng dà sǔn shī.
    This rescue operation was very timely and prevented major losses.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

抢qiǎngrush to deal with
险xiǎndanger

抢 means to rush to deal with, and 险 is danger; together they describe emergency rescue.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 搶; 抢 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
倉
倉cāng搶qiǎng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 搶 pairs 扌 (hand) with 倉, which gives the sound; the simplified 抢 is a shorthand, so its right side is not the historical component.

Open 抢 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 險; 险 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
阝Written in full as阜fù
Sound part声符shēngfú
僉
僉qiān險
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 險 pairs 阝, written in full as 阜, with 僉, which gives the sound; the simplified 险 is a shorthand.

Open 险 →

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