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HSK
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rescue

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

qiang3jiu4 qiǎngjiù

Meaning


Primary

rescue

Alternatives

to rescue, rescued

Mnemonic


When you 搶救 rescue someone from danger, it is as though you are 搶 robbing Death by grabbing their life and keeping it firmly within the world of the living.

Usage


消防員 搶救 了 受傷 的 人。

The firefighters rescued the injured people.

我 從 樹上 搶救 了 三 隻 貓。

I rescued three cats from the tree.

搶救 溺水者

rescue a drowning person

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