Definition
营救 (yíngjiù) means 'to rescue' and emphasizes a planned, organized effort to save people from danger, often involving a team or operation. It is more formal and focused on the rescue process than 救 (jiù), which is the general, everyday word for 'save/rescue'. Compared to 抢救 (qiǎngjiù, emergency rescue) or 拯救 (zhěngjiù, rescue from a crisis), 营救 is broader, covering both urgent and non-urgent rescue missions.
verb
to rescue
Examples
- 营救。Tāmen chénggōng yíng jiù le bèi kùn de kuànggōng.They successfully rescued the trapped miners.
- 营救。Jiùyuánduì zhèngzài nǔlì yíng jiù hóngshuǐ zhōng de cūnmín.The rescue team is working hard to rescue villagers in the flood.
- 营救，。Jīngguò shí xiǎoshí de yíng jiù, suǒyǒu shāngyuán dōu bèi jiù chūlái le.After ten hours of rescue, all the wounded were saved.
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