援救 (yuán jiù) — to rescue, to save
Definition
Formal verb for 'to rescue / save', used for emergency or disaster relief (people trapped, villages hit by disaster). More formal and organized than everyday 救.
verb
to rescueto save
Examples
- 援救。Jiù yuán rén yuán zhèng zài yuán jiù bèi kùn de jū mín.Rescue workers are rescuing the trapped residents.
- 援救。Xiāo fáng yuán huā le sān gè xiǎo shí yuán jiù chū le nà zhī māo.The firefighters spent three hours rescuing that cat.
- 援救。Zhèng fǔ pài chū le jūn duì qù yuán jiù shòu zāi de cūn zhuāng.The government sent troops to rescue the disaster-stricken village.
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