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 dìsān 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 de

救 jiù