应急待命

應急待命
yìngjídàimìng
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 emergency standby
  2. 2 to be on standby for emergencies

Examples

Xiāofáng duìyuán èrshísì xiǎoshí yìng jí dài mìng.
Firefighters are on emergency standby twenty-four hours a day.
Jiérì qījiān, yīyuàn ānpái le yìng jí dài mìng de yīshēng.
During the holidays the hospital scheduled doctors on emergency standby.

Tips

usage
Compound of 应急 (yìngjí, 'respond to emergency') + 待命 (dàimìng, 'await orders'). Common in firefighting, military, medical, and disaster-response contexts.

Stroke Order

yīng
dài
mìng