救难 (jiù nán) — to rescue from danger or disaster, to help out of distress
Definition
A formal, written term for rescuing people from disaster or danger. Less common in everyday speech than 救 (jiù); often used in official, journalistic, or compound contexts like 救难队 'rescue team'.
verb
to rescue from danger or disasterto help out of distress
Examples
- 救难。Xiāo fáng yuán cóng huǒ chǎng zhōng jiù nán le hěn duō rén.The firefighters rescued many people from the fire scene.
- 救难。Tā men mào zhe shēng mìng wēi xiǎn qù jiù nán.They risked their lives to go rescue people.
- ，。Nà cì dì zhèn zhōng, tā men jiù le yí cì nán.During that earthquake, they carried out a rescue.
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