Definition
救难 is a formal verb meaning 'to rescue someone from danger or disaster'. It's a separable verb (离合词): the object or measure word can split the two characters, as in 救了一次难 ('rescued once from disaster'). You'll encounter it in news reports, historical texts, and formal speeches — not in casual daily conversation. The object of rescue is typically placed before the verb with 把 or after 救 with a preposition like 从.
v.o.
to rescue from danger or disasterto help out of distress
Examples
- 救难。Xiāofángyuán cóng huǒchǎng zhōng jiù nán le hěn duō rén.The firefighters rescued many people from the fire scene.
- 救难。Tāmen màozhe shēngmìng wēixiǎn qù jiù nán.They risked their lives to go rescue people.
- ，。Nà cì dìzhèn zhōng, tāmen jiù le yí cì nàn.During that earthquake, they carried out a rescue.
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