得救

déjiù

verb #10,358

Meanings

1 to be saved
2 to be rescued

Characters

to obtain; to get

to rescue; to save

Examples

落水的孩子终于得救了。

Luòshuǐ de háizi zhōngyú déjiù le.

The drowning child was finally saved.

他们在地震后第三天得救。

Tāmen zài dìzhèn hòu dì-sān tiān déjiù.

They were rescued on the third day after the earthquake.

Tips

grammar

得救 is a passive construction: 得 (to obtain) + 救 (rescue) = to obtain rescue, i.e. to be saved. No need for 被.

Stroke Order

得 dé

救 jiù