搭救 (dā jiù) — to rescue, to save (from danger)

Definition

Examples

• 消防员从大火中搭救出了一名儿童。
  Xiāo fáng yuán cóng dà huǒ zhōng dā jiù chū le yì míng ér tóng.
  The firefighters rescued a child from the big fire.
• 幸亏他及时搭救，否则那个落水的人就没命了。
  Xìng kuī tā jí shí dā jiù, fǒu zé nà ge luò shuǐ de rén jiù méi mìng le.
  Fortunately, he rescued in time; otherwise that person who fell into the water would have lost his life.
• 他们冒着生命危险搭救被困在山里的游客。
  Tā men mào zhe shēng mìng wēi xiǎn dā jiù bèi kùn zài shān lǐ de yóu kè.
  They risked their lives to rescue the tourists trapped in the mountains.

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