应急待命

應急待命
yìngjí dàimìng
phrase

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 6
Xiāofáng duìyuán èrshísì xiǎoshí yìngjí dàimìng.
Firefighters are on emergency standby twenty-four hours a day.
HSK 6
Jiérì qījiān, yīyuàn ānpái le yìngjí dàimìng de yīshēng.
During the holidays the hospital scheduled doctors on emergency standby.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

yīng
dài
mìng