营救 (yíng jiù) — to rescue
Definition
营救 (yíngjiù) means to rescue, with a military/operational flavor — used for organized efforts to free trapped people. It's more structured than plain 救 and emphasizes the action of pulling someone out, like 抢救 in an emergency.
verb
to rescue
Examples
- 营救。Tā men chéng gōng yíng jiù le bèi kùn de kuàng gōng.They successfully rescued the trapped miners.
- 营救。Jiù yuán duì zhèng zài nǔ lì yíng jiù hóng shuǐ zhōng de cūn mín.The rescue team is working hard to rescue villagers in the flood.
- 营救，。Jīng guò shí xiǎo shí de yíng jiù, suǒ yǒu shāng yuán dōu bèi jiù chū lái le.After ten hours of rescue, all the wounded were saved.
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