Korean word

구조대

Pronunciation

Romanizationkujodae

Meaning

  • nounrescue team

Example

산사태가 나서 구조대가 출동했어요.san sa tae ga na seo ku jo dae ga chul dong hae sseo yo

A landslide happened, so the rescue team was dispatched.

Illustration for 구조대 (rescue team)

More examples

어젯밤 화재가 나서 구조대가 사람들을 대피시켰어요.eo jet ppam hwa jae ga na seo ku jo dae ga sa ram deu reul tae pi si kyeo sseo yo

A fire broke out last night, so the rescue team evacuated people.

Core concept

An organized group sent to a dangerous scene to find and save people.

Common phrases

  • 구조대 출동ku jo dae chul dong

    rescue team dispatch

  • 응급구조대eung geup kku jo dae

    emergency rescue team

  • 구조대 요청ku jo dae yo cheong

    rescue team request

Similar words

소방대sobangdae: A firefighting unit responsible for putting out fires and rescuing people.
구급대kugeupttae: A field medical team that treats injured people and transports them to a hospital.
수색구조대susaekkkujodae: A trained unit that searches for and rescues missing people or disaster victims.
구조반kujoban: A small rescue team working at one specific site.

Definition in Korean

주로 소방서·경찰·해경 등 관할 기관에 속해 출동하여 구조 활동을 수행하는 조직.chu ro so bang seo kyeong chal hae gyeong teung kwan hal ki gwa ne so kae chul dong ha yeo ku jo hwal dong eul su haeng ha neun cho jik

Word origin

구조대 (gujodae, "rescue team") combines 구조 (gujo, "rescue") with 대 (dae, "team or unit").

Usage tips

  • Unlike the broad English phrase rescue team, this word usually points to an official response unit connected to an agency.

Opposites

  • 피구조자pigujojarescued personnoun

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