Chinese Conversation · Level 71
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Chinese word
搜救
Pronunciation
Pinyinsōu jiù
Meaning
- verbconduct search and rescue
Example
地震发生后，队员们立刻开始搜救被困者。dì zhèn fā shēng hòu duì yuán men lì kè kāi shǐ sōu jiù bèi kùn zhě
After the earthquake, the team members immediately began searching for and rescuing those trapped.
More examples
救援队在夜间继续搜救，希望找到更多幸存者。jiù yuán duì zài yè jiān jì xù sōu jiù xī wàng zhǎo dào gèng duō xìng cún zhě
The rescue team continued nighttime search and rescue, hoping to find more survivors.
Core concept
A coordinated effort that searches a dangerous area and brings trapped people to safety.
Common phrases
紧急搜救jǐn jí sōu jiù
emergency search and rescue
夜间搜救yè jiān sōu jiù
nighttime search and rescue
扩大搜救范围kuò dà sōu jiù fàn wéi
expand the search and rescue area
Similar words
搜索sōu suǒ: Search an area carefully to find a person or thing.
搜寻sōu xún: Seek out a particular person or thing by following clues.
救援jiù yuán: Provide aid and care to people affected by a disaster or injury.
抢救qiǎng jiù: Carry out urgent rescue or treatment to save a life or protect something important.
Definition in Chinese
在灾害或事故中寻找被困者并组织实施救援的综合性行动。zài zāi hài huò shì gù zhōng xún zhǎo bèi kùn zhě bìng zǔ zhī shí shī jiù yuán de zōng hé xìng xíng dòng
Word origin
搜 (sōu, "search") + 救 (jiù, "save") combine the linked stages of locating trapped people and helping them out during a disaster or accident.
Usage tips
- As a verb, it can take the people or animals being helped as its direct object, unlike the noun-based phrasing often used in English.
Other meanings
- rescue operationnoun
Related words
- 搜救力量sōu jiù lì liàngsearch-and-rescue forcesnoun
- 搜救范围sōu jiù fàn wéisearch-and-rescue areanoun