Chinese word

解救

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiě jiù

Meaning

  • verbrescue

Example

消防队员在坍塌现场把她解救了。xiāo fáng duì yuán zài tān tā xiàn chǎng bǎ tā jiě jiù le

Firefighters rescued her at the collapse site.

Illustration for 解救 (rescue)

More examples

义工在洪水中及时解救了受困村民。yì gōng zài hóng shuǐ zhōng jí shí jiě jiù le shòu kùn cūn mín

Volunteers promptly rescued villagers stranded in the flood.

Core concept

Moves a person or thing out of danger, confinement, or trouble and back into safety or freedom.

Common phrases

  • 解救人质jiě jiù rén zhì

    rescue hostages

  • 解救被困矿工jiě jiù bèi kùn kuàng gōng

    rescue trapped miners

  • 解救受困村民jiě jiù shòu kùn cūn mín

    rescue stranded villagers

Similar words

救助jiù zhù: Gives direct help to people who are in danger or need assistance.
援助yuán zhù: Offers needed support, supplies, or assistance to a person or organization.
救援jiù yuán: Sends urgent help to a scene to save people or property from danger.

Definition in Chinese

使人或事物脱离危险、束缚或困境，恢复安全或自由状态的动作或行为。shǐ rén huò shì wù tuō lí wēi xiǎn shù fù huò kùn jìng huī fù ān quán huò zì yóu zhuàng tài de dòng zuò huò xíng wéi

Word origin

解 (jiě, "untie or release") + 救 (jiù, "help or save") combines release with help, giving the word its focused sense of bringing someone out of a dangerous or trapped state.

Usage tips

  • English can use one verb both for preventing harm and for bringing someone out of danger, whereas 解救 (jiějiù, "rescue") highlights the second situation and suits a trapped or endangered person.

Other meanings

  • saveverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 解救者jiě jiù zhěrescuernoun

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