搜救

sōujiù

verb HSK 7

Meanings

1 to search and rescue
2 to conduct a search-and-rescue operation

Characters

to rescue; to save

Literally 'search and rescue' — a compact two-character verb for SAR operations.

Examples

搜救队已经出发了。

Sōujiùduì yǐjīng chūfā le.

The search and rescue team has already set out.

地震后，搜救工作持续了三天。

Dìzhèn hòu, sōujiù gōngzuò chíxù le sān tiān.

After the earthquake, search and rescue operations continued for three days.

Tips

culture

搜救犬 (sōujiùquǎn) is a search-and-rescue dog. After the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, search-and-rescue dogs became national heroes in China, and 搜救 entered everyday vocabulary.

Stroke Order

搜 sōu

救 jiù