搭救 (dā jiù) — to rescue, to save (from danger)
Definition
Means to rescue or save someone from danger, often at personal risk. Stronger and more literary than the everyday 救.
verb
to rescueto save (from danger)
Examples
- 搭救。Xiāo fáng yuán cóng dà huǒ zhōng dā jiù chū le yì míng ér tóng.The firefighters rescued a child from the big fire.
- 搭救,。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.
- 搭救。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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