搜救 (sōu jiù) — to search for and rescue (someone); search and rescue (operations)
Definition
搜救 combines searching and rescuing in one action — a coordinated operation (搜救队, 搜救行动). It is more procedural than 救援 (rescue only) and 营救 (rescue a person); 搜 covers search alone.
verb
to search for and rescue (someone)search and rescue (operations)
Examples
- 搜救。Tā men zhèng zài hǎi shàng sōu jiù shī zōng de yú mín.They are searching for and rescuing the missing fishermen at sea.
- ，搜救。Dì zhèn hòu, sōu jiù duì hěn kuài jiù gǎn dào le xiàn chǎng.After the earthquake, the search and rescue team quickly arrived at the scene.
- 搜救。Zhè cì sōu jiù xíng dòng yòng le liǎng tiān shí jiān cái jié shù.This search and rescue operation took two days to finish.
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