Korean word

구조하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationkujohada

Meaning

  • verbrescue

Example

그는 물에 빠진 아이를 직접 구조했다.keu neun mu re ppa jin a i reul chik jjeop ku jo haet tta

He personally rescued the child who fell into the water.

Illustration for 구조하다 (rescue)

More examples

소방관들이 산사태 현장에서 시민을 구조했다.so bang gwan deu ri san sa tae hyeon jang e seo si mi neul ku jo haet tta

The firefighters rescued a citizen at the landslide site.

Core concept

Helping a person escape an immediate threat and reach safety.

Common phrases

  • 사람을 구조하다sa ra meul ku jo ha da

    rescue a person

  • 아이를 구조하다a i reul ku jo ha da

    rescue a child

Similar words

구하다kuhada: To help a person or thing in trouble become safe.
도와주다towajuda: To share someone's task or help solve a difficulty so the work becomes easier.

Definition in Korean

위급한 상황에서 생명이나 신체를 안전하게 빼내어 돕는 동사.wi geu pan sang hwang e seo saeng myeong i na sin che reul an jeon ha ge ppae nae eo tom neun tong sa

Word origin

The word is built from a Sino-Korean noun meaning rescue and aid plus the Korean verb-forming element.

Usage tips

  • Its serious emergency tone helps distinguish saving someone from danger from giving routine help.

Opposites

Related words

  • 구조대kujodaerescue teamnoun
  • 구조대원kujodaewonrescue workernoun
  • 구조작업kujojageoprescue operationnoun

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